After a sprint, the temperature of the beetle Onymacris plana drops. Efficient running, a body built for cooling and a little bit of lift all help.

Nearly everyone has seen dead trees dotting northern Idaho forests. Most of the trees you notice were killed by bark beetles, ...

The Shelter Island Reporter quoted the New York Times comment from DeeAnn Reeder, a disease ecologist at Bucknell University, ...

Less water and moisture mean that fir trees become more vulnerable to attacks by pests that bore into their bark to lay eggs ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is demanding the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer's devastating blaze. Smith is also ...

JASPER — Don Smith, the Town of Jasper’s deputy fire chief, says it takes about three trucks and 15 firefighters to battle an ...

Falling hazards from burned trees are only a few of the issues to consider following fire. Trees weakened by fire are particularly susceptible to bark beetles and can be the catalyst for an outbreak.

A few of Indiana's tiniest transplants — invasive worms, moths and beetles from overseas — have made massive changes to ...

Supply, production costs and forest management are impacting the timber industry through the Black Hills of South Dakota and ...

VANCOUVER — The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was ...