Risk of beetle outbreaks rise, along with temperature, in the warming West
The Clark Fork Chronicle
September 08, 2010 4:55 PM
by Yasmeen Sands
PORTLAND - The potential for outbreaks of spruce and mountain pine beetles in western North America’s forests is likely to increase significantly in the coming decades, according to a study conducted by USDA Forest Service researchers and their colleagues. Their findings, pu ...