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Exotic Pest Reporting
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Mountain pine beetle
Dendroctonus ponderosae Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is an insect pest. It was first detected in Washington in 1955. Mountain pine beetles inhabit pines, particularly the Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Whitebark Pine, Scots Pine and Limber Pine. The bristlecone pines and pinyon pines are less commonly attacked. During early stages of an outbreak, attacks are limited largely to trees under stress from injury, poor site conditions, fire damage, overcrowding, root disease or old age. As beetle populations increase, the beetles attack the largest trees in the outbreak area. |
News
03/19/2020 - Province seeks input on 13 invasive species
01/21/2020 - South Dakotans celebrate 'Burning of the Beetle'
11/11/2019 - Ministry to spend $100,000 on pine beetle control
10/03/2019 - Norbeck Society says stop timber sales, temporarily
10/01/2019 - Beetle survey, treatment in region to cost $100,000
10/01/2019 - Understanding the implications of pine beetle
09/10/2019 - Pine Beetle appears to be spreading in Alberta
06/19/2019 - Firefighters report
06/11/2019 - Vail giving away trees, urging caution on pesticides
06/03/2019 - County chopping down some pine beetle-killed trees
05/20/2019 - In beetle kill forests, there are winners and losers
11/16/2018 - 135 jobs cut at Quesnel and Fraser Lake sawmills
05/03/2018 - Looking for mountain pine beetle
01/18/2018 - Custer gearing up for annual Burning Beetle Festival
07/28/2017 - ‘We know they’re coming'
04/03/2014 - Cut Down and Destroy Dead Pines
03/14/2014 - Cutting, chunking deadline draws near
02/27/2014 - Invasive Species Legislation Introduced
01/08/2014 - Study: Healthy trees cut in effort to fight beetle
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