Pine Beetles. Please proof this new inspection article.

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/pine-beetles.htm

[Gary Farnsworth]

Are they considered a wood distroying insect?

[Bruce A. King]

Good article, we also have them in the southeast, they have a major problem cycle of about 7 years, for example, they are always present but do major damage about every 5-7 years.

The pine beetles like loblolly pines also that are in the yellow pine family.

They are attracted to logging activity due to the fresh cut smell and they release scents to attract even more pine beetles.

After loggers cleared about an acre for my house, I lost about half an acre of loblolly's in 2001 out of 7 acres, I cut and burned every day for about 3-4 weeks and ran them off. Everyone said it couldn't be done but it worked, I may have saved close to 100 acres of pines in my neighborhood.

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/dendrolo...lollypine.html

[Kevin M. Leonard]

Good article Nick. I see one issue.


Infected trees can be identified in the following ways:

• There will be evidence of woodpeckers feeding on trunk.

Should be feeding on the trunk.

[dwilliams9]

utah is being devastated by these beetles. Its really sad to see the forests that I camped in as a kid totally dead now.

Great article.

[Rob London]

Originally Posted by bking

Good article, we also have them in the southeast, they have a major problem cycle of about 7 years, for example, they are always present but do major damage about every 5-7 years.

I think those are a different species than those in the Rockies and Canada

Kevin - fiiiiine

David - the forests will come back, better and different than before

Originally Posted by gfarnsworth

Are they considered a wood distroying insect?

Sure