An experience tests how the holes of the beetles killers of trees affect carbon emissions when the wood burns
Shudong Zhang et al. 2025
Beetle's attacks on dead wood could increase the quantity of carbon released during forest fires.
“The beetles make the difference,” says Hans Cornelissen At the University seen Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The researchers already knew that by killing trees, insect infestations in the forests can modify the risk of forest fires. Many species of beetles and other insects also ate trees slaughtered on the soil of the forest, leaving traces and holes in …
