Q: I have three Arizona cypress trees on the west side of my backyard in the Northeast Heights here in Albuquerque. The bark on all three is peeling away, which I know is normal for an Arizona cypress ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- The same dry conditions that have increased the forest fire risk in northern Arizona are also responsible for a rise in the number of bark beetles. So far, Flagstaff has been ...

Bark beetles are dark flying insects about the size of a grain of rice that leave tiny holes in the bark and branches of trees. Their very small grubs feed voraciously on the inner bark of trees that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the desert heats up, scorpions — including the notorious Arizona bark scorpions — become more active, leading to more frequent ...

Arizona's ponderosa pine forests have sustained significant impacts from this year's wildfires. Another less spectacular killer has been quietly destroying thousands of trees. This killer is the pine ...

In response to increasing tree mortality tied to bark beetle activity, the Town of Eagar has waived fees at the burn pit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bark beetles are dark flying insects about the size of a grain of rice that leave tiny holes in the bark and branches of trees.