Spruce tree planting ban over beetle pest fears
The Ips typographus, or larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle, is a serious pest of ... Ips typographus has the ...
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The Catastrophic Pest That Can Do Serious Damage To Your Spruce Trees
Spruce trees should be full, green, and vibrant in your yard and landscaping. There are many problems that could lead to damage, including fungal diseases like rhizosphaera needle cast.
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The spruce bark beetle heads north as biologists and foresters work to slow their destructive spread
Sep 19, 2021 Sep 19, 2021 Updated Oct 24, 2022 An epidemic is creeping into Interior Alaska, but it is not attacking people. It is killing forests filled with mature white spruce trees. The ...
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Too soon for optimism despite bark beetle numbers falling in Estonia
The number of spruce bark beetles has decreased across nearly all of ... Prolonged droughts cause water stress in trees, making them more susceptible to bark beetle damage. Additionally, the number of ...