A large outbreak of the eastern spruce budworm is defoliating trees and stressing or killing them, which can then help fuel ...

The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated ...

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an ...

Repellents reduce damage but rarely eliminate it. If a deer is hungry, bad taste or strong odor won’t keep it away from your ...

The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

Extension developed a list of native trees expected to thrive 50 -100 years from now; volunteers journal observations to offer clues for how species might fare north of current growing zones.

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Despite its stature, the tree is falling behind on the leaderboard for the tallest in the city. Local nonprofit Restoring Earth Connection secured an Inspire Olympia grant to help document the largest ...

Spruce trees retain ancient memories of their environment and communicate with one other in the hours preceding a solar eclipse, a new international study suggests. "We now see the forest not as a ...