Signal: Pine Bark Beetles overwintering
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Six billion trees lost to pine beetles surviving in warmer winters

by on 20. Mar, 2012 in Uncategorized

Major beetle outbreaks affect 30 million acres in the western United States and British Columbia, Canada. Hicke’s team analyzed data from the United States and Canadian forest services, and estimated that since 1997, bark beetles have killed 6 billion trees. The culprit in 63 percent of the cases was the mountain pine beetle. Through his [...]