The Aspen Times

Bark beetles will overwinter in Aspen’s already-infected trees

Once beetles enter a tree, both the larvae and the adults overwinter beneath the bark, Gale confirmed. According to Gale and ...
Yahoo

Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how

When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Ask the Master Naturalist: By any name — aspen or popple — these trees thrive in Minnesota

Question: What’s the difference between a popple tree and an aspen? I hear the terms used interchangeably. Answer: Popple (or poplar) are common names for aspen trees because their genus is populus, ...