Ips pini, or the Engraver Beetles are insects that develop in pines and spruces. Ips are everywhere in the United States. They are attracted to pines and spruces under stress from drought, root injury ...

Members of the Georgia Forestry Commission are calling this year's Ips beetle outbreak the worst they've seen. Madison Cavalchire went to a tree farm in Macon to find out how the tiny bug is having a ...

Alias: Ips beetle, engraver beetle, or simple “bark beetle.” Ips beetles are small, usually about a quarter of an inch long. They can vary in color from dark brown to black. Their back end tends to ...

Hurricane force winds blew down hundreds of trees on the Palmer Divide area during last month’s bomb cyclone, causing concern among residents and foresters about ips (engraver) beetles and public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year’s floods, droughts and heat equaled a tough time for trees. Be on the lookout for stressed pine trees. Pine bark beetles ...

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for ...

CHEYENNE – First came the mountain pine beetle, then the emerald ash borer. And now, officials are warning of another insect threat to Cheyenne’s trees. The Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division, along ...

LITTLE ROCK — State forestry officials say five Arkansas counties may be at risk of an outbreak of beetle that causes damage to pine trees. The Arkansas Forestry Commission says aerial surveys ...