Like a moth to a flame: The spread of the spruce budworm
Saturday, June 17, 2017 - 16:23
in Earth & Climate
In the last decade, 7 million hectares of boreal forest in Eastern Canada have been destroyed by the voracious insect known as the spruce budworm. And the outbreak is heading south again this spring. And the outbreak is heading south again this spring, leaving devastation and fires in its wake, warn researchers.