Southern pine beetle infestations in Alabama grew from 109 in 2013 to 168 in 2014, 378 in 2015 and 691 in 2016. That's another reason Alabama foresters are concerned that 2017 will be a ...

That's mostly because Southern pine beetles can't fly very far, said Dana Stone, the Alabama Forestry Commission's forest health coordinator. Southern pine beetle infestations often start in ...

Heather Moonier, forest health monitoring coordinator with the N.C. Forest Service, said pine beetles aren't usually the cause of a tree's troubles, but are what's commonly called a secondary pest.

A new study published in Forest Ecology and Management analyzed growth in thousands of pine tree plots across the Southeast and indicates that "southern pine decline" isn't happening on a large ...

While only an eighth of an inch in size, the tiny southern pine beetle has taken a huge bite out of New Jersey’s treasured pinelands this year — 14,000 acres and counting, according to ...

For information about the Southern Pine Beetle and current infestation activity in Franklin and Wakulla Counties, contact Emily Martin at [email protected], or call 850-597-6572.

BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, AL (WAFF) - Are you someone who spends a lot of time in the outdoors? The U.S. Forest Service has issued an advisory for those who hunt, hike, kayak, mountain bike, fish ...

Other traps, set by Kanoti and the Maine Forest Service, have not captured any southern pine beetles. From this, the scientists conclude that while a few of the pests have reached the state, the ...

Private Florida forest landowners in several Central Florida counties can apply for a program to help prevent an outbreak of southern pine beetles, known as “the most economically devastating ...