Many of the once-green pine trees along roadways in Suffolk County have turned yellow and orange, evidence that they are dying. They're victims of the southern pine beetle, an invasive insect no ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Alabama Forestry Commission said what they’re seeing now is the worst outbreak of southern pine beetles in almost 25 years. A widespread of pine trees in the Bankhead ...

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. -- An invasive beetle is forcing thousands of trees to be cut down on Long Island's East End. The Paris family of Sag Harbor bemoans majestic trees on their street are victims of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Southern pine beetles are popping up more and more throughout Alabama and trees are being impacted. According to the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC), nearly five thousand ...

Sizable infestations of southern pine beetles have been few and far between since the last major outbreak in 2000-2002, when the tiny but voracious creatures caused about $1.5 billion in damage in the ...

Hundreds of dead trees will be cleared in the next few weeks near Montauk and Amagansett to prevent fire danger caused by the southern pine beetle. A $1 million project to clear brush and create fire ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Pine forests are important to the environment. But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated ...

The mystery surrounding a disease that is killing Southern pine trees could possibly be solved by Auburn University detector dogs. Lori Eckhardt, associate research professor in Auburn's School of ...

Droughts in 2023 killed more than 12 million pine trees in Mississippi last year. With many of the trees threatening to demolish power lines and homes, people are scratching their heads about how to ...

The world's oldest longleaf pine tree is at the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve in Southern Pines. Experts studied its rings and have determined the tree to be 478 years old. Each spring, the ...