Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Native Pine Bark Beetles are found under the bark of local pines. The location on the tree will help determine which of the five ...

The mountain pine beetle left a pitch tube left in a pondersoa pine tree as other dead trees stand in the background on Don Hardin’s property in Black Forest Friday, July 3, 2025. (The Gazette, ...

The southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) and black turpentine beetle (BTB) (Dendroctonus terebrans) are serious pests of pines in Florida’s natural, cultivated, and landscape areas.

A dead pine in the Black Hills of South Dakota, June 2013. The pine has the characteristic popcorn-like pitch tubes indicating beetle infestation. CATHY WURZER: It's Minnesota Now here on MPR News.

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 ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle effigy in Custer, South Dakota, to raise awareness of the ...

In an annual winter tradition in Custer, South Dakota, hundreds of people participate in the Burning Beetle fest to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle. Firefighters ...

Thousands of acres of trees have been killed by the southern pine beetle in the 10 years since they arrived in Suffolk County, foresters say, heightening the risk of wildfires by generating heavy fuel ...

PIERRE, S.D. -- One of the most overlooked aspects of South Dakota agriculture is the state's forest industry. South Dakota has 1.7 million acres and 511 million trees in forestland. There are 3,548 ...

Southern pine beetle (SPB) populations were generally low this year throughout most of the Commonwealth, as predicted last spring from our annual trapping survey. However, a couple of counties saw ...

Jul 14, 2025 Jul 14, 2025 Updated Jul 14, 2025 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 ...