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Tiny fungus carried by bark beetles found to spread Dutch elm tree disease

Bark beetles moving between trees routinely carry two fungi that are responsible for the Dutch elm tree disease outbreak.
Albuquerque Journal

NM Forestry Division: Bark beetle tree mortality more than doubled for second consecutive year

Bark beetle damage has more than doubled for two consecutive years as warmer winters extend the insects' active season across ...
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Fatal Fungus Turns Beetles’ Chemical Shields Into a Deadly Weakness

Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle.
Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico tree deaths increase in wake of 2022 wildfires

The number of conifer trees dying in New Mexico’s forests from bark beetle attacks more than doubled last year to 70,000 acres, especially near burn scars left by wildfires in 2022. Bark beetles ...
AOL

Bark beetle, drought continue to damage New Mexico forests

Mar. 29—Every year, John Formby spends weeks flying in a plane above New Mexico's forests, looking for trees with signs of insect damage and stress from heat and drought. The state forest health ...

New Mexico sees alarming rise in tree die-off due to warm weather and insects

NEW MEXICO’S FORESTRY DIVISION IS CONCERNED AFTER LAST YEAR, THOUSANDS OF TREES DIED. OUR OWN ALYSSA MUNOZ IS LIVE WITH THIS ...
The Greenwood Commonwealth

Insects, disease and weeds enjoying warm winter

Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two ...
extension.purdue.edu

Something is Making Holes in My Tree

Occasionally, homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good. The presence of holes usually means that an insect ...