News Headline
How climate change makes trees vulnerable to pests
Source
Yale Climate Connections
Publication Date
2017-12-20
Beetles no bigger than a grain of rice are destroying conifer forests, and their greatest weapon is invisible.Six: “Bark beetles are tiny little insects. They kill trees by actually releasing these odors, these pheromones that attract other beetles to the tree, and if they’re lucky enough to attract literally hundreds to thousands, they can overcome the tree’s defenses and then they can raise their young under the bark.”
Content
https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/12/climate-change-makes-trees-vulnerable-to-pests/