Destructive insects on rise in Alaska
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Destructive insects in unprecedented numbers are finding Alaska forests to be a congenial home, said University of Alaska forestry professor Glenn Juday, and climate change could be the welcome mat.
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By JEREMY HAINSWORTH  VANCOUVER (CP) - A report from a consortium of B.C. forestry-related organizations says the response to the pine beetle that has ravaged the province's forests has been overkill.
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An invasion of Asian ladybirds that could wipe out the native species has been going on for months, researchers said yesterday.
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Rising temperatures in the Arctic will likely increase the region&#39;s biodiversity as new species are drawn to the extreme north, but in a dramatic paradox many animals unique to the region, such as polar bears, risk extinction.
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The Arctic is under increasing stress from warming temperatures as shrubs colonize the tundra, changing wildlife habitat and local climate conditions, researchers said Wednesday.
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A virus has emerged as the unanticipated suspect in the mysterious decline of North American bees.
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If you have purchased an artificial Christmas tree this season you&#39;re being asked to check it for wood eating insects. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two brands, the Dakota Alpine Christmas Tree
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Sightings of the light brown apple moth &#151; which can ruin everything from tomatoes to citrus fruit to alfalfa &#151; have shot up into the thousands since the insect was first discovered in the San Francisco Bay area three months ago, agriculture officials said Friday.
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An increasing number of redpolls are dying off in the Fairbanks area this winter, baffling wildlife biologists. Experts had suspected the red-capped finches were dying of salmonellosis, but preliminary cultures did not confirm the presence of the bacteria.
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Scientists have identified a new bug which has evolved in insects to attack humans.
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JUNEAU, Alaska - A family is mourning the loss of a beloved apple tree but they believe they know who the culprit was: a hungry brown bear. "There is a bear out there that will rip a tree down," Lavena Sargent said Tuesday morning, a day after returning from a caribou hunting trip...
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By RACHEL D'ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Deep mountain snow usually drives moose to seek lower ground in Anchorage, but the snow piling up in town this winter is a bit much even for the stilt-legged animals.
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Life & style: Pest control firm reports surge in infestations of fabric-eating species despite overall fall in numbers.
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The sudden boost trillions of cicadas dying en masse give to North American forest soils is apparent from a new study.
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A VITAL lifeline is being thrown to woodland creatures in the region threatened with extinction.  Some butterflies and moths are in severe decline, but the Forestry Commission is taking action to improve their plight.
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Nematodes, which occupy the top rung of the food chain in the Antarctic Dry Valleys, are dying off in an alarming example of change.
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By James Proffitt  It's only about a half-inch long and flies less than a mile in its life.  But the emerald ash borer has raised alarms across the region, with forestry officials closely watching for the arrival of the destructive beetle.