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As climate change and pests put increasing pressure on forests, the right forest management practices are emerging as key to preserving biodiversity. A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems ...

Ireland has so far been spared the ravages of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, which has killed hundreds of millions of spruce across Europe in just the last decade. But the insect is now edging ...

An international research team demonstrates that the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) uses volatile fungal metabolites of plant defense substances as important chemical signals in their ...

Bark beetles may use receptors in their antennae to detect and feast on fungus-infected trees. The Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) – found in Europe, Asia and some parts of Africa – ...

William Burroughs from Alaska Tree Care Professionals takes down a tree killed by spruce bark beetle. (Photo by Jeff Lowenfels) My good friend Wayne calls our large spruce trees “monarchs” and he is ...

The mass outbreaks of bark beetles observed in recent years have caused shocking amounts of forest damage throughout Germany. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office in July 2022, more than 80% ...

My good friend Wayne calls our large spruce trees “monarchs” and he is correct. These stately specimens start out as small studs in the landscape, but have the capability of growing tall enough to ...