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 ...

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Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows. Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before ...

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 ...

Some trees across Prince Edward Island are dying as the population of spruce bark beetles surges because of stress and damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona in 2022. Experts say the beetles’ ...

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% ...