An insect known for turning entire mountainsides the color of rust could be making a resurgence in Colorado. The pest is none ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.