Discover how to manage the blue stain in the pine logs, turning them into beautiful, usable materials. Learn the step-by-step techniques to safely remove these trees while preserving their unique ...

A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is ...

Life cycle and identification of bark beetles. In Florida, the life cycle of the southern pine beetle from egg to adult can be completed from 30 to 60 days, with seven generations per year.

An insect known for turning entire mountainsides the color of rust could be making a resurgence in Colorado. The pest is none other than the mountain pine beetle.After a roughly decade-long period ...

When the beetle moves to another tree, the nematodes emerge, and the process begins again. Once a tree is infected with nematodes, unfortunately, there is no cure.

This is the blue-stain fungi. While the nematodes are not able to move from tree to tree on their own, they do hitch a ride on the pine sawyer beetle.

Since it appeared on LI in 2014, the beetle has destroyed approximately 5,000 acres, including an estimated 800 this year.

The pine rocklands contain the vast majority and largest single block of remaining habitat for the beetle, as well as several other endangered species. In response to the petition, the Service listed ...

A mountain pine beetle outbreak is on the rise in Black Forest and across the state. The Colorado State Forest Service is combating the beetles by putting up pheromone packets ...