WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025. The ...

Colorado’s warm and dry winters have tipped the balance in a long-running ecological tug-of-war. The mountain pine beetles, native insects to the Centennial State, have recently exploded in numbers in ...

Don Hardin’s hillside was largely cleared of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle in April with help from his neighbors but now, in early July, an overwhelming number stand dead. Some of the trees ...

The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle from Asia, is damaging trees in the Upstate. Suspected sightings should be reported to local authorities or Clemson University. An exotic beetle is chomping ...

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado’s Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine ...

An invasive, tree-killing pest has made its way to Portland, spelling trouble for the many ash trees that cool residential neighborhoods on hot summer days. On Wednesday, Oregon forestry officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) was first identified as an invasive species in the US in 2002. It is now found in over ...

Like many trees, ash trees undergo leaf shedding each fall and winter. Unlike other trees, ash trees are specifically ...

Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new ...