News Source 8 Reporter Megan Waceken explains how the spruce budworm could impact Northern Maine and what some folks are ...

The last outbreak happened during the 70s and 80s, killing about 25 million cords of spruce and fir which resulted in ...

As climate change and pests put increasing pressure on forests ... different management strategies affect beetle diversity in spruce plantations severely impacted by bark beetle outbreaks.

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows.