SEN. REID ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR BARK BEETLE RESEARCH

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 27, 2007 ;     224 words ......new and effective tactics to control bark beetles. The bark beetle has caused much devastation...problem of wildfires," said Reid. "These bark beetles really contribute to the problem, bug-kill...meeting, the group brought attention to bark beetles and the problem they pose when it ...

Beetles target weak, stressed trees

Albuquerque Journal;  July 3, 2004 ;   The Bugman Richard Fagerlund For the Journal;   457 words ......around my townhouse complex were killed by bark beetles. This year, I see several of the larger...Spraying is not very effective in preventing bark beetles and systemics wouldn't work either. Bark beetles only attack trees that are stressed out...

TOWN AND COUNTRY; DEAD PINES SHOULD BE REMOVED, DESTROYED

Dayton Daily News;  February 19, 2004 ;   Greg Meyer;   480 words ......They should be removed immediately to keep the bark beetles away. Bark beetles are cylindrical, brown to black insects. They...45036, or call (513) 932-1891. CONTROLLING BARK BEETLES Bark beetles do not attack healthy trees. Attacks...

HEAVY RAINS MAY KILL TREE-DESTROYING BARK BEETLES IN AREA 'WIMPY' SPECIES...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  January 8, 2005 ;     444 words ......that were vulnerable to devastating bark beetles. Fire experts will argue that rainy...the U.S. Forest Service, said engraver bark beetles that have infested pines and the white...average for an entire year. ``Some of the bark beetles will be very much affected by rain...

You're up a tree if beetles hit.(LIFE)

The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA);  May 8, 2004 ;     516 words ...Byline: Pam Geisel Bark beetles are among a group of insects that...are several hundred species of bark beetles in the United States, but only...shot hole borer, one of the few bark beetles that attack broad-leaved trees...

Imperiled area razes trees before wildfires erupt in Lake Arrowhead,...

The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 19, 2004 ;     787 words ......brittle brown relics, pines killed by bark beetles and drought. It is these trees that...Because of its acute infestation of bark beetles and extreme dryness, Lake Arrowhead...resident Bob Wernet of the tiny, nibbling bark beetles as he watched a crew from MLU Services...

A Bit of Background on Bark Beetles

NPR All Things Considered;  March 10, 2008 ;   MICHELE NORRIS;   644 words ......Considered 03-10-2008 A Bit of Background on Bark Beetles Host: MICHELE NORRIS Time 20:00-21:00...host: Joining us now to talk about bark beetles and climate change is Diana Six. She...University of Montana and she's an expert on bark beetles. She joins us now. Welcome, Professor...

Tiny beetles ravage trees.

U.S. News & World Report;  May 19, 2003 ;   Markels, Alex;   377 words ......the nearby mountains, then watched as bark beetles turned the lush grove of pinyon pines...only of wildfires but of pests like bark beetles, which currently threaten about 21 million...In the forests near Prescott, Ariz., bark beetles have killed up to 90 percent of the...

Homeowners Seek to Salvage Trees

Albuquerque Journal;  October 19, 2003 ;   Jeremy Pawloski Journal Staff Writer;   580 words ......destruction against the tiny bugs. The bark beetles, combined with a prolonged drought...pessimistic forecast of the devastation the bark beetles will leave behind. Arborist Richard...information about how to deal with the bark beetles. "It's aesthetically devastating," Clark...

Bark beetles deadly enemy of spruce trees

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 27, 2006 ;     645 words ......extreme feeding by northern spruce engraver bark beetles. They are also called Ips bark beetles. Nearby, we noticed there were a number...pitch tubes surrounding the holes. The bark beetles are spreading from tree to tree. The trees...

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Albuquerque Journal;  March 13, 2003 ;   Carolyn Carlson Journal Staff Writer;   765 words ......Canham-Roemer's pinon trees have been killed by bark beetles. On Saturday, with the help of a handful...volunteers and chain saws, some of those bark beetles met their own demise. The Back Yard...entomologist, said hundreds of thousands of bark beetles are killing pinon pines all ...

Pine beetles inflict ruin across West.(Commentary/Editorial)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 9, 2006 ;     437 words ......recreation areas in much of the West. While bark beetles have always been part of our Western...susceptible to insect infestations. The bark beetles then deliver the knockout punch. Predictions...experience significant tree mortality from bark beetles. That's an area larger than the ...

Voracious bark beetles devouring pine trees across the West

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 18, 2004 ;   JIM ROBBINS;   606 words ...Voracious bark beetles devouring pine trees across the West...life and range of this and other bark beetles over the last several years. Trees...California, several different kinds of bark beetles are killing large swaths of ponderosa...

Pine beetles inflict ruin across West

Rocky Mountain News;  April 9, 2006 ;   David Limtiaco;   433 words ......recreation areas in much of the West. While bark beetles have always been part of our Western...susceptible to insect infestations. The bark beetles then deliver the knockout punch. Predictions...experience significant tree mortality from bark beetles. That's an area larger than the ...

EPA approves orange oil for bark beetles.(XT-2000)

Pest Control;  August 1, 2005 ;     93 words ......XT-2000 orange oil for the treatment of trees infested with bark beetles. Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) test studies found a 93.5 percent to 98 percent kill ratio of the bark beetles when applying the oil--without harming the trees. XT-2000...