A forest becoming infected with bark beetles is a negative occurrence from both human and ecological perspectives. Bark Beetle is the common name for more than 600 species of beetles whom burro into the trunks of trees and lays their eggs. Once the eggs hatch the larva will feed on the living tissues inside of the tree and then eventually lay their eggs and begin the cycle over. The beetles tend to strike during drought years when the trees are vulnerable and cannot produce much sap to protect them from burrowing. Once a tree becomes infected, the rate of infestation for that tree will increase dramatically. As the first larva grows and reproduces, more and more beetles with burro into the tree, eventually causing death to the tree.
Bark beetles
Bark beetles