There is a low-key battle with bark beetles underway on the flanks of Aspen Mountain. Colorado State Forest Service workers marched down steep slopes two weeks ago, stapling thousands of pheromone ...
While bark beetles have been slowly infesting trees in Aspen, winter won’t offer any respite. Aspen is currently home to the Douglas-fir beetle, the spruce beetle, the mountain pine beetle, Ips ...
Mountain pine beetle-killed trees at Lookout Pass in 2002. Provided by Idaho Dept of Lands. Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big ...
More than 100 different species of pine trees exist. They’re an ancient genus of evergreen trees that grow abundantly in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in some parts of the southern ...
The latest assessment of forest health in Colorado shows the Aspen area is experiencing a steady spread of infestation from Douglas fir beetles, but Pitkin County overall is faring much better than ...
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is encouraging landowners to get rid of downed trees in order to prevent bark beetle outbreaks in Idaho. Due to the winter storm in December ...