Depending on where you live in North America, this is the work of mountain, western, or southern pine beetles. These highly destructive bugs primarily target weak trees, but if there's a large ...

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 ...

Although the insect has been found throughout southern ... In the next couple of decades it killed all the red pine trees south of Westchester County. DEC said it’s possible that red pine ...

The orsillus maculatus, a rare spore spreading seed bug, is known to be invasive to cypress and conifer trees.

DNR Staff Report More and more homeowners are becoming alarmed over the “worms” that are devouring the needles of their pine trees, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources .

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 ...

MDA Planning on buying a Christmas tree or holiday greens online this year? Be sure destructive pests aren’t hitching a ride. As the popularity of online and mail order trees ...

The major hosts are spruce and pine, though maple, birch, ash, larch and other trees can be infested. The large pine weevil is not yet present in the United States but it has been intercepted numerous ...

The Japanese pine sawyer (Monochamus alternatus) is primarily a pest of pine trees, but can also feed on other conifers. It is a major vector of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, ...

Within-Crown Distribution of Cone and Seed Insect Damage to Slash Pine Flowers, Conelets, and Cones This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. From 76 to 87% of the total cone crop ...