Honduras manages to stall pine-munching bugs' march
Over the past three years, Honduras has lost a quarter of its pine forests to a plague of bark-munching beetles.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2017
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News tagged with southern pine beetle
Pine-killing southern beetle may be more deadly in North
A beetle that has killed millions of acres of pines in southern forests is munching its way north, and new research suggests its tree-killing prowess could be magnified in cooler climes.
Ecology
Jun 10, 2018
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Climate may quickly drive forest-eating beetles north, says study
Over the next few decades, global warming-related rises in winter temperatures could significantly extend the range of the southern pine beetle—one of the world's most aggressive tree-killing insects—through much of the ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2017
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Study provides new knowledge for managing tree-killing bark beetles
Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle can't be stopped by its main predator, but risks to forests from this tree-killing insect can be predicted with a simple, inexpensive monitoring program, according to a study by Dartmouth ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2016
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Shock as Honduras national park cleared to halt bugs
A massive bug infestation and cut-down of pine trees in a national park in Honduras has stunned residents and sparked a warning from experts that a localized spike in temperatures will ensue.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2016
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Beetle outbreak impacts vary across Colorado forests
It's no secret. Colorado's forests have had a tough time in recent years. While natural disturbances such as insect outbreaks and wildfires occurred historically and maintained forest health over time, multiple, simultaneous ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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2001-2002 drought helped propel mountain pine beetle epidemic, study finds
A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in the southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-02 drought, greatly accelerated development of the mountain ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2012
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Cool weather can amplify attacks of tree-killing bark beetle
As a warming climate invites the destructive southern pine beetle to expand its northern range, the cooler weather in this new habitat can potentially increase the lethality of the insect's assault on trees, according to ...
Ecology
May 31, 2018
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New research predicts which trees are at greatest risk of beetle invasion
Pitch pine forests are at greater risk of attack from the southern pine beetle than forests with a mix of tree species, according to research from Dartmouth College. The study shows that the composition of forests is more ...
Environment
Apr 16, 2018
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