The Colorado State Forest Service's 2024 forest health report found near-record-breaking temperatures stressed trees trying ...

So, what will happen without intervention is the spruce budworm has the potential to kill a lot of trees. We don’t want dead and dying trees, it has implications for adding fuel to wildfires.

The lesser spruce bark beetle (Hylurgops palliatus) is a pest of coniferous trees. This pest usually attacks stressed or dying trees. It is native to Europe and has been found in three northeastern US ...