A potentially-devastating pest was seized at Detroit Metro Airport after a passenger traveling from Africa flew with a prohibited bark. The bark beetle is only 3 mm large, but could devastate olive ...

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology discovered a previously unknown strategy by which certain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, where some of the the world's oldest trees live, scientists are concerned about a possible ...

I was startled by the sheer number of dead trees on a recent trip to the Sierra Nevada. A large percentage of these dead trees were caused by bark beetle infestation, and it seems to be accelerating.

The European spruce bark beetle has killed several hundred million spruce trees in Sweden and Central Europe in the last five years. A warmer climate will ultimately result in more damage also in ...

Louisiana House lawmakers are convening an emergency panel to deal with widespread beetle attacks on pine trees across the state and the public safety concern posed by the problem. It’s not the ...

CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD, Germany (AP) — Nestled in the spruce trees in the Harz mountains of northern Germany is a bark-eating pest not much bigger than a sesame seed. Known as "book printers" for the ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. If you’ve ever traveled to Death ...

Trees, especially pine trees, are in for challenging times. Although pine trees are relatively drought tolerant, ongoing drought, as we’ve experienced in Marin County for several years, has caused ...