Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Monday aimed at curbing a mountain pine beetle outbreak in ponderosa forests ...

Apr. 15—Atop unusual losses this year of Western larch, pine beetles are drawing down Ponderosa stands in a swath of forest lying north of the Kootenai River. During a recent update to the Lincoln ...

BOULDER - Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic are no more at risk to burn than healthy Western forests, according to new findings by the University of Colorado Boulder ...

A mountain chickadee peers down from its perch in a ponderosa pine. Click here for larger image. Photo by Jeff Mitton. As the most recent glaciers subsided, ponderosa pines move north from their ...

The mountain pine beetle infestation that has ravaged forests in the western United States and Canada in recent years appears to be losing its grip. Green saplings are rejuvenating previously ...

A persistent pest killing parched pines in Spokane’s oldest municipal golf course prompted park officials to take the extraordinary step of cutting down dozens of trees this winter. Earlier this month ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Flathead Valley Community College's Natural Resource Conservation and Management students will host a training to investigate ponderosa pine trees in Flathead Valley Wednesday Oct.

DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota agriculture officials are sounding the alarm for yet another invading insect. This time, it’s the mountain pine beetle that’s already devastating forests of the Rocky ...

Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big bite out of the forest. There are more than 100 species of bark beetles in Idaho, said Gina ...

The beetle kill in the Gore Range stretches from Dillon, Colo. many miles to the north. Click on photo to see a larger image. Photo by Jeff Mitton. Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Voracious beetles that have ravaged more than 9 million hectares (35,000 square miles) of British Columbia's forests have wiped out about 40 percent of the ...