Friday 24 September 2021

Cut It Out! Managing Southern Pine Beetle Infestations in a Changing Forest Environment | Entomology Today

southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis)

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The southern pine beetle is the most impactful pest of southern pines in the eastern U.S. A new article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management reviews SPB suppression methods, which generally involve removing the infested (and some uninfested) trees to halt the spread of the outbreak.

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