This Sept. 20, 2013 photo provided by the USDA Forest Service shows a southern pine beetle completing metamorphosis into an adult that will attack a pine tree, at Kisatchie National Forest, in ...

The pine beetles were once confined to the southern United States, but warmer winters have allowed them to spread north. They first appeared on Long Island in 2014 and have moved as far as Cape Cod.

Dead pine trees due to the Southern Pine Beetle on Nov. 9, 2023. Credit: John Roca. By John Asburyjohn.asbury@newsday.com JohnAsbury Updated December 5, 2023. Share.

Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes ...

The pine tree industry is a major contributor to Florida’s economy despite the loss of thousands of acres of trees due to recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018. The pine industry ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Alabama Forestry Commission said what they’re seeing now is the worst outbreak of southern pine beetles in almost 25 years.A widespread of pine trees in the Bankhead National ...

Southern pine beetle 101. Although smaller than a grain of rice, southern pine beetles can devastate swathes of pine forests, feeding and eventually killing its preferred victims − southern and ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Southern pine beetles are popping up more and more throughout Alabama and trees are being impacted. According to the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC), nearly five thousand southern ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — 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 ...