The tiny pine bark beetle has had a devastating effect on the fringes of Louisiana's forests, killing thousands of trees that now pose a new risk to homeowners and infrastructure, prompting state ...

As she peeled back the bark with her ax, she accidentally squished a small black beetle. Across western North America, in millions of acres of pine forest, the story is the same. Drive through ...

Pine sawyer beetles like to lay their eggs in dead or declining pine trees. When laying their eggs, the beetle chews a hole ...

asked arborist Mike Dwyer, while pulling back the bark of a pine tree. Bark beetles attack trees by tunneling in, laying eggs and bringing in a fungus that clogs the tree's vascular system.

Pine bark beetles are taking a toll in the Rockies, affecting local weather and air quality. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

"The southern pine beetles are some of the most destructive ... carving S shaped tracks under the bark and leaving a blue stain behind and killing each tree in their path. The Georgia Forestry ...

but warmer winters are allowing pine bark beetles to expand their range within Yellowstone, more rapidly infesting and killing the trees that produce these nuts. Fire suppression and an invasive ...

New York State Parks officials will begin removing dead trees from Napeague State Park in East Hampton after they were ravaged by infestations by the southern pine beetle. Officials said the ...