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/