The experiment tests how holes from beetles that kill trees when wood burns affect carbon emissions
Shudong Zhang et al. 2025
Beetle attacks on dead trees can increase the amount of carbon released during wildfires.
“Right beetles make a difference.” Hans Cornelissen At Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Researchers already knew that killing trees can alter the risk of wildfires by invading forest insects. Many species of beetles and other insects also eat down trees on the forest floor, leaving tracks and holes…
Source: www.newscientist.com
