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Beetles killing more trees in Washington, likely due to drought
The Wenatchee World· 2 hours agoWashington had fewer dead or dying trees last year, but beetles that feed on dry trees caused...
Rep. Lauren Boebert Ridiculed For Attending Trump's Trial, But Not Her Son's
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoLauren Boebert makes at… pic.twitter.com/VCshXc1XmW — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) May 16,...
Norway spruce in Finland is susceptible to European spruce bark beetle damage especially near...
Phys.org· 4 hours agoIn Finland, the European spruce bark beetle prefers mature Norway spruce forests close to recent...
Tiger beetles fight off bat attacks with ultrasonic mimicry
Science Daily· 2 days agoWhile doing his doctoral research at the Florida Museum of Natural History, he reasoned that tiger beetles must receive a major benefit from making the sound, since it would ...
Bark beetle tree infestations cause I-5 closures throughout May
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAn infestation of bark beetles in trees along Interstate 5 will cause intermittent lane and ramp...
Tiger beetles might be mimicking the sounds of poisonous bugs so bats will avoid them
NPR· 1 day agoTiger beetles generate "anti bat-sonar" to prevent echolocating bats from eating them, scientists say. An experiment suggests the beetles mimic sounds created by poisonous insects that bats avoid.
Governor spotlights ‘serious’ spread of coconut rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now· 6 days agoGov. Josh Green is acknowledging the rapid spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle, calling the...
Palo verde beetles are on the prowl for mates. What to know about the huge flying insects
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBig black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just the relatively harmless palo verde
Tiger beetles mimic ultrasound to warn off bats
Cosmos· 2 days agoMore fascinating behaviour from the insect world has been revealed in a study of tiger beetles and how they try to avoid bats, which see them as a hearty meal. Most bats rely ...
In the Lower Yakima Valley, state agriculture department seeks to wipe out Japanese beetles
Yakima Herald-Republic· 2 days agoNearly 70,000 Japanese beetles, that is. The beetle morgue is in the Washington State Department of...