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May 19, 2021 — An ecologist investigates pest infestation in forests with mixed and monoculture tree ...
Feb. 8, 2021 — Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado's beloved forests -- but when combined, their toll may become more permanent, shows new ...
Mar. 30, 2021 — Beetle outbreaks impacted around 40 percent of the areas studied in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. But the effects of these outbreak varied due to differences in forest structures and species ...
Sep. 29, 2021 — Researchers have successfully mapped the entire genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle. The breakthrough paves the way for new research into bark beetles and better prospects for effective pest ...
Apr. 5, 2023 — Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2012-2015 megadrought won't recover to pre-drought densities, reducing an important storehouse ...
May 9, 2023 — Researchers study the flight performance of the mountain pine beetle from a fluid mechanics and an entomological perspective. Understanding these aspects of the insect's flight could improve ...
Feb. 16, 2021 — For the first time, a research team has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with. The hope is that the results ...
Dec. 15, 2021 — New research suggests climate-driven tree mortality and fuel aridity are increasing fuel availability in forests leading to record-breaking wildfires in size, spread and plume ...
June 7, 2022 — Initiatives using non-native tree species can impact tropical insects in neighbouring forests, according to an international ...
June 17, 2021 — A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations and biodiversity as they surge through nearby Pacific ...
