Pitch tubes, or nodes of tree sap, which indicate the presence of the southern pine beetle, are visible on a pitch pine tree at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley in 2014. The beetles, ...

Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

“The populations of southern pine beetles tend to be cyclical and vary by region,” said Carolyn Dawson, a Clemson Cooperative Extension area forestry agent based in the Upstate. “When stress ...

New York State Parks officials will begin removing dead trees from Napeague State Park in East Hampton after they were ravaged by infestations by the southern pine beetle. Officials said the insects ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Southern pine beetles are popping up more and more throughout Alabama and trees are being impacted. According to the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC), nearly five thousand ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Two Mississippi State University graduate students and an alumnus earned top recognition at the 2025 Society of American Foresters national convention for their research posters ...

January's record high average temperature throughout Maine foreshadows a threat from a new pest that could attack the iconic trees spanning Maine's southern coast to the mountaintops of Acadia ...

WATCH OUT FOR WORKERS. >> THE CITY OF MADISON COULD END UP SPENDING MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO DEAL WITH THE DAMAGE DONE BY SOUTHERN PINE BEETLES. THE CITY HAS BEEN REMOVING TREES ALONG MADISON PARKWAY ...

The mystery surrounding a disease that is killing Southern pine trees could possibly be solved by Auburn University detector dogs. Lori Eckhardt, associate research professor in Auburn's School of ...

EAST HAMPTON, New York (WCBS) — An invasive beetle is forcing thousands of trees to be cut down on Long Island’s East End. The Paris family of Sag Harbor bemoans majestic trees on their street are ...