How Science Can Help to Halt The Western Bark Beetle Plague

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By Yale Environment 360Jan 4, 2016, 8:34 am122 pts
Entomologist Diana Six is focused on the beetle infestation that is wiping out conifer forests in western North America. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, she explains why the key to combating this climate-related scourge is deciphering the trees’ genetic ability to adapt. BY RICHARD SCHIFFMAN

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