Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

The southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) and black turpentine beetle (BTB) (Dendroctonus terebrans) are serious pests of pines in Florida’s natural, cultivated, and landscape areas.

It's the most common tree in Douglas County, but it's also under threat from the mountain pine beetle. As Colorado Gov. Jared ...

Mountain pine beetle-killed trees at Lookout Pass in 2002. Provided by Idaho Dept of Lands. Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big ...

Whitebark pines across the West are getting clobbered by an alien fungus and native beetle. The attack on the whitebarks — by Eurasian blister rust and the mountain pine beetle — comes at the same ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the state's invasive species watch list has been updated to include two new species. According to the DNR, the Mountain pine beetle and water-primrose ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has added two new invasive species to the state’s watch list and removed another. One of the new threats is the mountain pine ...

It’s estimated 25% to 35% of Wyoming’s forests are now dominated by “ghost forests” — standing dead timber from beetle ...

Right now, because the trees are all the same age and are in close proximity, it’s sort of a ready-made buffet for the mountain pine beetle,” Colorado’s state forester says.

A pine tree extrudes pitch in an attempt to block mountain pine beetles from entering its bark. (Photo courtesy of Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.) Michigan added two ...