News Headline
Forest-killing bark beetles also might help ecosystem, experts say
Source
United Press International (UPI)
Publication Date
2019-09-06
DENVER, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Tiny bark beetles the size of a black bean have killed entire mountainsides of pine trees in the western U.S, but ecologists and forest managers disagree about whether they are a pest or a boon to wildlife ecosystems.