A western pine beetle rests on a sap mound on a pine tree. - Charles Wollertz/Getty Images A thriving pine tree is a thing of beauty, but what if your pine tree doesn't seem so healthy? If you notice ...

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

STURGIS | A Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) is a small insect, native to South Dakota that lives most of its life in the inner bark of pine trees, especially Ponderosa pine which is prolific in the Black ...

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 ...

Louisiana House lawmakers are convening an emergency panel to deal with an infestation of beetles attacking pine trees across the state and posing a public safety concern. Above, piñon ips bark ...

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 mountain pine beetle,” Colorado’s state forester says.

They ‘go crazy’ in even-aged ponderosa pine forests, which is the makeup of that area The U.S. Forest Service is concerned that a bark beetle outbreak happening now in Narraguinnep Canyon might make ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Herbal tea may soothe your nerves, but it’s stinky stuff if you’re a bark beetle. So say U.S. Forest Service ...

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.

Montana and Wyoming have recorded arctic temperatures during the past week that would seem to make a polar bear shiver, but the cold may have come too late and not stayed long enough to have much of ...

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