Bark beetles convert spruce tree defenses into more potent antimicrobials to protect themselves, but a fungus can neutralize ...

You’re walking along White Rock Creek, surrounded by the dense canopy of green. In that canopy, you see the majestic ash ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over ...

Pine beetle infestations are quickly spreading across large areas of Colorado's ponderosa pine forests prompting action from ...

Evolution is slow, but with the right experimental set-up—and enough time to spare—you can watch nature do its methodical ...

The diabolical ironclad beetle is like a tiny tank on six legs. This insect’s rugged exoskeleton is so tough that the beetle can survive getting run over by cars, and many would-be predators don’t ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Getting run over by a car is not a near-death experience for the diabolical ironclad beetle. How the beetle survives could inspire the development of new materials with the same ...

The emerald ash borer, a destructive invasive beetle with a long track record in Tennessee, has now been confirmed in ...

The Big Island Invasive Species Committee is doing what it can to prevent an infestation from spreading from Kona to the ...

The City of Cape Town says at least 30 000 trees within its municipal boundaries may be at risk from the invasive polyphagous ...

Right now, because the trees are all the same age and are in close proximity, it’s sort of a ready-made buffet for the ...