When a female mountain pine beetle like the one in the bucket lands on a tree, she first has to decide ... a severe lack of rain compounded by soaring temperatures. Allen calls this kind of ...

Nourishing as it might be for the beetle, the fungus is toxic for the tree, which responds by sealing the problem area off from the rest of its limbs, leading to branch dieback and, eventually ...

favorite food crops like cacao (chocolate) and possibly avocado; and introduced species such as gunpowder trees and sago palm. As the current world expert on the beetle, the DOA has not identified ...

Adult Asian longhorned beetles are able to feed on many fewer tree species than their offspring larvae, Penn State researchers discovered. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

tiny invasive insects that have killed tens of thousands of trees across Long Island. Experts say the loss of tree shade allows for new growth and, as a result, more brush to feed a fire.