(WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking landowners to be aware of an invasive species that has been detected in Michigan. Hemlock woolly adelgid target hemlock and fir trees.

LANSING, MI – Michigan agricultural officials issued an interior quarantine for Missaukee County this week to slow the spread of an invasive pest insect called balsam woolly adelgid. The bug is a tiny ...

There’s concerns about an invasive insect targeting Michigan’s firs — including Christmas trees. That could have impacts on the state's forests and $45 million Christmas tree industry. Invasive pests ...

PORTLAND — Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet-unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Called “Firmageddon” by ...

MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MI — An invasive insect which attacks balsam trees has been found for a second time in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), said on Tuesday ...

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.

Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Called “Firmageddon” by researchers, the ...