Studies show Northern Maine and Downeast areas are most at risk.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 2—A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods ...

As Oregon gets hotter and drier due to climate change, tree-killing invasive pests that prefer warmer temperatures are thriving — endangering Sitka spruce along the coast, firs in the mountains and ...

Climate change is already reshaping the landscapes we know and love. Within the next century, the Antarctic could lose most ...

Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The relationship between bark beetles, spruce trees, and a type of fungus is a ...

Q: I have always loved the look of blue spruce, and I see many Maryland nurseries stocking them. I’ve heard that I should consider alternatives. Why? A: Every plant has something it can be vulnerable ...

HELENA -- The bark beetles that turn pine trees reddish-brown and may kill them have advanced briskly in Montana and another forest pest, the spruce budworm, surged as well, a new report says. Montana ...

Good trees to plant are ones that are alone in their species, according to a forestry specialist. These include Kentucky coffee tree, Myers spruce, shagbark hickory, ironwood and hackberry. The ...

The 2013 floods gave state trees the water they needed to fight off the mountain pine beetle and other forest pests, but a dry 2024 restarted some pesky threats “The Bug That’s Eating the Woods.” ...