Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Gaines is a research assistant investigating a virus to kill the coconut rhinoceros beetle, also referred to as CRB, which is ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

This is because the beetle can break down the plant-derived compounds (phenolic glucosides) via a water-mediated process ...

The goldspotted oak-borer, an invasive beetle responsible for killing 200,000 trees in Southern California, is now present in ...

The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising ...

Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...

Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the ...

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

Dallas officials warn the emerald ash borer could impact hundreds of thousands of trees, forcing removals while the city ...

The California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection shared Wednesday that there have been multiple confirmed ...