The beetles killing spruce trees in epidemic proportions across Colorado attacked forests at a faster pace in 2014. Meanwhile, the mountain pine beetle epidemic slowed dramatically, likely because ...

Contrary to expectations that spruce beetle infestations increase the severity of wildfires in southwestern Colorado, a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers has found that this ...

<CBS4) - It's been a tough sight for many to see -- spruce fir forests dying off because of the Spruce Beetle. Now a new report by Colorado State University says above-average temperatures could ...

The latest casualty: Colorado blue spruce trees stricken by fungi made worse by cool, wet conditions. The stately trees across the region are looking ragged, with lush new growth at branch tips ...

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Spruce beetles have attacked a total of about 2,200 square miles of Colorado forests since 1996. The mountain pine beetle was active on fewer than 25 square miles in 2014, down from almost 155 ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An outbreak of spruce beetles continues to accelerate across hundreds of square miles of new forest in Colorado, although a much larger outbreak of the similar mountain pine ...

DENVER (AP) - Colorado forestry officials say the state’s spruce beetle infestation worsened in 2018. The Colorado State Forest Service said Thursday the pest was active on 278 square miles (720 ...