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 ...

The southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) and black turpentine beetle (BTB) (Dendroctonus terebrans) are serious pests of pines in Florida’s natural, cultivated, and landscape areas.

Bark beetles and their associated ophiostomatoid fungi represent a complex and dynamic symbiosis with profound ecological and economic implications. These insects, notably within the genus Ips, ...

While bark beetles have been slowly infesting trees in Aspen, winter won’t offer any respite. Aspen is currently home to the Douglas-fir beetle, the spruce beetle, the mountain pine beetle, Ips ...

Bark beetles have hard, smooth, stout bodies and range from 1.3 to 2.9 mm in length, depending on gender and species. The majority of bark beetles are female; males are smaller and flightless. Adult ...

Smaller than a centimeter and capable of destroying trees, a potentially destructive species of beetle almost made its way ...

An insect intercepted amid the belongings of a passenger at Detroit Metro has since been identified as a potentially ...

CBP officers intercepted a Ctonoxylon spinifer Eggers, or an African bark beetle, in a traveler’s belongings during a routine inspection in February, officials said Thursday. The 3-millimeter-long bug ...

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ISLAND PARK, Idaho – Oblivious to the dry summer heat, Forest Service silviculturist John Councilman hikes through a stand of trees looking for signs of violent struggle. It doesn’t take long.