Parts of the North Cascades and Mount Baker are facing an outbreak of the western spruce budworm, aerial surveys reveal. The ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

The stroll was peaceful and the birds were singing.

Sometimes holes appear in plant leaves and it's not clear why. We rounded up five common causes for this problem and tips for ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in Yachats earlier in 2025.

The aphid, known scientifically as Elatobium abietinum, extracts moisture and nutrients from older needles on Sitka spruce trees, causing them to turn yellow, red, and eventually drop.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Folks are working to prevent the Spruce budworm population from getting out of control in our Northern Maine Woods. This time of year, buds of the spruce and fir trees ...

About 50 years ago, a legendary spruce budworm outbreak devastated Maine's North Woods. The native caterpillars devoured millions of acres of spruce and fir trees and left behind a vast landscape of ...

The trees are already a fire risk with their thin bark and shallow roots. Otto says there were also more fires hundreds of years ago that would wipe out balsam fir and spruce. The more resilient ...

The tree is currently under increasing threat due to habitat loss from climate change, as well as low genetic diversity within the population. Prior to the large-scale industrial revolution of eastern ...

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