This increase in the production of beetles provides insight into the cause of the exponential increase in their numbers. The mountain pine beetle is recognized as the most destructive of western ...

As she peeled back the bark with her ax, she accidentally squished a small black beetle. Across western North America, in millions of acres of pine forest, the story is the same. Drive through ...

western, or southern pine beetles. These highly destructive bugs primarily target weak trees, but if there's a large beetle population in your area, even healthy trees may be at risk. Sadly ...

It is increasingly threatened by climate change, which is leading to increased fires and mountain pine beetle outbreaks. Like most imperiled species ... “These exceedingly beautiful trees are an icon ...