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Ips, engraver, mountain pine. There are many different kinds of bark beetles, but together, they’ve chewed through millions of acres across western forests, hitting drought-stressed trees of the Coconino National Forest with a voracious appetite, especially in 2002. And with a drying, warming trend predicted in coming years, scientists say the climate may only become more favorable for multiple generations of bark beetles to breed and chomp the life out of conifers. That is, unless … [Read more...] about Scientist Fighting Bark Beetles with Fungus