Depending on where you live in North America, this is the work of mountain, western, or southern pine beetles. These highly destructive bugs primarily target weak trees, but if there's a large ...

A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in ...

In the pine barrens’ sandy, nutrient-poor soils, crowded trees become stressed, "which makes them more susceptible to disease and pests." When the beetles arrived, they found "the perfect ...

"Interfor retained whitebark pine trees, avoided scarring them and preserved the species' natural seed bank," stated Keith ...

When native pine trees are grown on their own they will develop ... Oozing sap can help to heal wounds and surround and smother invading insects. However, there are sometimes problems associated ...

Sweet-faced and inquisitive, northern Minnesota’s pine martens (also known as American martens) rank among the state’s more ...

Although the insect has been found throughout southern ... In the next couple of decades it killed all the red pine trees south of Westchester County. DEC said it’s possible that red pine ...

DEC doesn’t have any specific plans to control the spread of the insect. The agency plans to conduct surveys in the southern Adirondacks and then work its way north to determine the extent of the ...

The Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic can provide information on scale insect control, urban tree care, and other ...