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Swedish professor: Our forestry is better than Central European on bark beetles
2020-11-19 11:36:45| Industry Product and Service Suppliers | Latest Listings
The Swedish model of forestry has made our forests less affected by the bark-beetle than the forests in central Europe, claims Göran Örlander, a professor in forest management and senior adviser at the forest owners association Södra in an interview in the latest issue of Tillväxt, a magazine published by the Swedish business bank Handelsbanken. […] The post Swedish professor: Our forestry is better than Central European on bark beetles appeared first on Forestry.com.
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Scout for emerging western corn rootworm beetles
2016-07-11 15:41:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Robert Wright, Nebraska Extension Entomologist Scout for emerging western corn rootworm beetles Western corn rootworm beetles began emerging in southeast and south central Nebraska during the last week in June. Beetles typically emerge somewhat later in northeastern and western Nebraska. read more
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Trees of life: tiny beetles turn Californian forests into tinder for energy
2016-06-19 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Californias record four-year drought has primed its coastal forests for a bug invasion. Millions of native bark beetles, which thrive in warm conditions, are burrowing into trees weakened by a lack of water, leaving in their wake dry, dead wood that becomes natural tinder. The beetles and drought have already killed off 29m trees, with tens of millions more expected to become casualties. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), a California company, decided to turn the serious fire hazard into a source...
Under attack from beetles, ancient Polish forest faces chop
2016-06-03 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Inside Poland's ancient Bialowieza Forest, birds chirp and bison graze as visitors explore the lush green surroundings, a home to boars, beavers, lynx - and beetles. Occupying almost 580 square miles of woodland, Bialowieza is a UNESCO World Heritage site sprawling across the border with Bielorussia. But Europe's last primeval forest is under attack, from bark beetles eating its spruce trees. Foresters working in Bialowieza and the government say the solution is to cut down more trees, to save...
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Warmer Winter Brings Forest-Threatening Beetles North
2016-03-18 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: data-para-count="260" data-total-count="260">This winter has been the warmest on record in much of New England. And while many people enjoyed the T-shirt weather, it made Claire E. Rutledge, a researcher with Connecticut's Agricultural Experiment Station, more concerned about what next season may hold. Beginning in April, she will head to Wharton Brook and other state lands, setting traps for the southern pine beetle and checking them weekly through midsummer. The beetles, which can kill thousands...
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