Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

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 ...

Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle.

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Led by Dr Samuli Junttila, ...

A new machine-learning system can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in Alaska, even in forests of low and moderate ...

The Town of Vail will begin the removal of approximately 26 spruce trees in the vicinity of the Grand Hyatt in Cascade Village starting on Monday, Oct. 7. The dead and dying trees have been identified ...

Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers ...

Planting of new spruce trees is being banned in parts of East Anglia and South East England as part of new measures to limit the impact of an invasive beetle. The Ips typographus, or larger ...