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

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

This is because the beetle can break down the plant-derived compounds (phenolic glucosides) via a water-mediated process ...

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

Right now, because the trees are all the same age and are in close proximity, it’s sort of a ready-made buffet for the mountain pine beetle,” Colorado’s state forester says.

The Namib desert’s sand can be burningly hot but its air, blowing in off the Atlantic Ocean, is cool. Running generates a wind over the body. We concluded that the heat from the sun and from the ...

Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Here in Arizona, the monsoon rains will trigger another burst of fresh vegetation in summer, and with it many new species of Insects will emerge. The Iron Cross Beetle, Tegrodera aloga These flashy ...

It's the most common tree in Douglas County, but it's also under threat from the mountain pine beetle. As Colorado Gov. Jared ...

Burning Beetle is scheduled for Saturday, January 17 with the variety show kicking things off at 3:30. The torch march will ...