It seems that our exceedingly dry early summer dramatically reduced the extent and density of flowers and the abundance of flower-visiting insects. I had found a small population of flowering wild ...

"The checkered beetle tracks the abundance of the southern pine beetle very closely," says senior author Matt Ayres, a professor of biological sciences at Dartmouth. "Unfortunately, the pest affects ...

Southern pine beetles are back, ravaging the state’s pine trees at an even faster pace than last year when they consumed 18,000 acres and cost the state more than $20 million, according to new Florida ...

Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle can't be stopped by its main predator, but risks to forests from this tree-killing insect can be predicted with a simple, inexpensive monitoring program, ...

HANOVER, N.H. - Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle can't be stopped by its main predator, but risks to forests from this tree-killing insect can be predicted with a simple, inexpensive monitoring ...