"The checkered beetle tracks the abundance of the southern pine beetle very closely," says senior author Matt Ayres, a professor of biological sciences at Dartmouth. "Unfortunately, the pest affects ...

This isn't the type of beetles invasion that New Jersey welcomes. Officials started taking steps Tuesday to protect the Pinelands in south Jersey from the southern pine beetle. The insect, which was ...

While only an eighth of an inch in size, the tiny southern pine beetle has taken a huge bite out of New Jersey’s treasured pinelands this year — 14,000 acres and counting, according to authorities.

Southern pine beetles are back, ravaging the state’s pine trees at an even faster pace than last year when they consumed 18,000 acres and cost the state more than $20 million, according to new Florida ...

Work begins in South Jersey today to protect the Pinelands against the southern pine beetles, which have affected about 6 percent of the pine forests in Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean and Cumberland ...

Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle can't be stopped by its main predator, but risks to forests from this tree-killing insect can be predicted with a simple, inexpensive monitoring program, ...

HANOVER, N.H. - Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle can't be stopped by its main predator, but risks to forests from this tree-killing insect can be predicted with a simple, inexpensive monitoring ...