This tree is susceptible to a number of pests and diseases, including pine wilt nematodes, sawflies, a number of moth species, and fungal diseases. Perhaps the most significant threat to Japanese ...

They can keep the ground moist as well. Pine needles can mulch the ground, making it ideal for mosquitoes. These trees can ...

Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...

A Pennsylvania state forestry expert says native pests are causing troublesome impacts to several valuable tree species.

Possible causes have focused primarily on climate change induced stress on the trees, rendering them ... The mountain pine beetle is recognized as the most destructive of western forest insects, but ...

where it was a serious - though introduced - defoliating pest until the 1940s. The grinchiest bug of all may be the Sirex noctillio woodwasp, which injects a venomous cocktail of toxins, as well as a ...

Climate change poses a particular risk to pine trees growing in dry areas ... This phenomenon is primarily driven by drought, heat waves, pests and forest fires, all of which have become more ...