Study: Pine beetle threat rising in warmer West

KTVZ: The potential for outbreaks of spruce and mountain pine beetles in western North America's forests is likely to increase significantly in the coming decades, according to a study conducted by U.S. Forest Service researchers and their colleagues. Their findings, published in the September issue of the journal BioScience, represent the first comprehensive synthesis of the effects of climate change on bark beetles. "Native bark beetles are responsible for the death of billions of ......

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