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Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe’s forests

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Europe’s forests face a growing threat from pests due to global trade and climate change, but scientists are developing techniques that can give an early warning of infestations to help combat damaging insects and diseases. Pests are responsible for damaging 35 million hectares of forest around the world every year. In the Mediterranean region alone an area the … Read more

Trees and doodlebugs emit methane – the question is, how?

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Monitoring the larvae of doodlebugs could tell scientists how their activities fit with methane flux measurements. Image credit - Carolyn-Monika Görres

Trees and insects may play a significant role in the emission of methane – a potent greenhouse gas – and improving our understanding of exactly how this happens could help in targeting more effective ways to fight global warming. Because methane has more than 80 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over 20 years, … Read more