These factors combined with damage caused by several active spruce pests and the added stress of recent adverse weather conditions have significantly affected the health of coastal spruce. Red and ...

"Planting spruce trees for ornamental and scientific ... under the right conditions, it can attack healthy trees." Prof Nicola Spence, from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...

The spruce beetle will attack and kill healthy spruce but usually begins on heavily stressed individuals. Outbreak spread and intensity are enhanced by many factors including the presence of scattered ...