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Here's every beetle that could be crawling around your house or yard right now
From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why ...
Colorado’s beetle battle: Forest Service battles mountain pine beetle surge with fake pheromones
A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is ...
Colorado’s beetle battle: Forest Service combats mountain pine beetle surge with fake pheromones
A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is ...
The Columbian3d
WA forest health survey finds 545,000 acres of stressed or dead trees
More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year, according to the ...
Payson Roundup4d
Bark beetle threat grows as temperatures rise
As temperatures rise, local officials warn residents about the Western Pine Bark Beetle, a native insect that affects ...
TreeHugger4d
13 Common North American Pine Species - Treehugger
Pitch Pine Pitch pine trees (Pinus rigida) grow along the eastern North American coast and as far south as northern Georgia. This species thrives in a humid climate and on sandy, shallow soils.
Experts Sound the Alarm on New Invasion Threatening Christmas Tree Farms
A swarm of destructive wasp-like insects is spreading fast, and it could mean bad news for pine trees, holiday traditions, and your backyard.
'So many needles falling': Santa Feans grapple with outbreak of caterpillar that defoliates trees
Charles LaCalle, a resident of Santa Fe’s South Capitol neighborhood, labored hard hoping to rescue the fir tree in his front yard from an aggressive outbreak of the Douglas-fir tussock moth ...
Upstate Today6d
High southern pine beetle activity predicted in the Upstate
One such pest, the southern pine beetle, is of concern for southeastern states, particularly the Upstate area of South ...