A large outbreak of the eastern spruce budworm is defoliating trees and stressing or killing them, which can then help fuel ...

By Allison Kanoti and Patty Cormier If you’ve enjoyed Maine’s northern or western woods on a hike, or are a logger, a ...

The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated ...

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The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

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The Spruce Budworm has been feeding off Minnesota forests for decades — and while their outbreaks come in waves, at times decades apart, experts on the pest say they've been on a rampage recently.