Heather Moonier, forest health monitoring coordinator with the N.C. Forest Service, said pine beetles aren't usually the cause of a tree's troubles, but are what's commonly called a secondary pest.

One such pest, the southern pine beetle, is of concern for southeastern states, particularly the Upstate area of South ...

A widespread of pine trees in the Bankhead National Forest in Lawrence County have been reportedly destroyed by Southern Pine Beetles. The Alabama Forestry Commission says over 1300 cases of ...

Likewise, the panel was satisfied with the Forest Services' plans to cut down only smaller trees, less than 24 inch in diameter at breast height, in a roadless area within the project's zone, and it ...