Keyword: bark beetle

European spruce supply to China disrupted by container shortage

    China will receive more and more spruce from European forests, which are currently destroyed by storms [...]

Stora Enso to use drones to identify insect from the air

  Stora Enso’s drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish [...]

EOS GA concludes: Coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe

In general the coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe. While some forecasts some weeks [...]

Bark beetle causes record logging in the Czech republic

          In 2020, timber harvesting in the Czech Republic reached 32 [...]

German forests receive € 700 million aid

he Federal Government will offer € 700 million to deal with the damage in the German forest after two years of [...]

German forests threatened by drought and bark beetle infestation

Despite the rain at the beginning of May it is not sufficient to replenish the water storage in the forests [...]

Severe crisis in Central Europe due to the bark beetle infestation

    Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe has been [...]

Austria: High volumes of damaged wood cause timber market and price pressure

Long-lasting drought, extreme weather events, increasing social demands and difficult market conditions make it difficult for forestry companies in [...]

Bark beetle infestation starts to spread in Central European countries

Since mid-April, bark beetles have also been spotted in large parts of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to [...]

Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests

    A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]