Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

Right now, because the trees are all the same age and are in close proximity, it’s sort of a ready-made buffet for the ...

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 ...

It's the most common tree in Douglas County, but it's also under threat from the mountain pine beetle. As Colorado Gov. Jared ...

Limber pine, as seen here along the Sky High Trail, San Gorgonio Wilderness, San Bernardino Mountains, California, can have smooth bark, which discourages bark beetles. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia ...

Mountain pine beetle-killed trees at Lookout Pass in 2002. Provided by Idaho Dept of Lands. Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big ...

11:07 a.m. June 29, 2022: A previous version of this story misspelled Constance Millar’s first name. Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic ...

BOULDER - Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic are no more at risk to burn than healthy Western forests, according to new findings by the University of Colorado Boulder ...

Pine beetle infestations are quickly spreading across large areas of Colorado's ponderosa pine forests prompting action from ...

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is hosting a public meeting on a state quarantine proposal for mountain pine beetle. The proposed quarantine would stop people from knowingly ...

Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over ...