The humble pitch pine, arguably Cape Cod’s most recognizable tree, has a natural defense against harmful insects.

The findings also represent a stepping stone for further research aimed at breeding the trees to be more resistant to disease ...

Possible causes have focused primarily on climate change induced stress on the trees, rendering them more susceptible to attack ... the cause of the exponential increase in their numbers. The mountain ...

The tree has a dense, highly resinous wood that is a formidable barrier to invasion by insects and bacteria ... The tallest bristlecone pine is but 60 feet tall, and most of its kind are much ...

"This is where we first started to notice the trees were dying," he ... "The southern pine beetles are some of the most destructive native pests we have," said Georgia Forestry Commission Forest ...

Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for ...

Much has been said about mountain pine beetles in recent months as wildfires take their annual toll on Western Canada’s ...

The insects, in this case, several species of Ips beetle, can smell which trees are stressed. Once a pine beetle finds a good tree for laying eggs, it sends out pheromones that attract more and ...