Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses ...

Kairos Futura and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies are partnering to mobilize the local community in order to save ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists recently discovered. But a special fungus can help the trees circumvent this ...

Adult spruce bark beetles in their galleries in the bark of a Norway spruce tree. The beetle in the middle is infected with the fungus Beauveria bassiana. Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — After the city removed nearly 200 pine trees from public parks and golf courses due to bark beetle infestations, Spokane homeowners need to know how to protect the pine trees in their ...

Bark beetles evolved to feed on specific types of trees, leaving behind dried-out shells, as seen at Lake Granby in Granby, Colorado on May 31, 2025. (Amanda Pampuro/Courthouse News) UNCOMPAHGRE ...

BELLAIRE, MI – An invasion of beetles is coming, and it will bring another wave of damage to the already battered Michigan Northwoods. Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American ...

A close-up of a bark beetle near a bore hole on a tree trunk. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert ...