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 ...

The premiere technical publication from the Southern Pine Council, the Southern Pine Use Guide, has been updated for 2009 and is now available to building professionals via PDF download or hard copy. ...

Of the four southern pine species, one--loblolly--is particularly important to the forest industry as the source of wood pellets, lumber and paper, among other wood products.

A full-grown Southern pine beetle is still about half the length of a grain of rice, but state and federal forestry officials worry this tiny bug could have a monster impact this year on the state ...

In 2001, one of Florida's worst years on record for southern pine beetles, there were more than 2,900 infestations and 17,600 acres of killed timber statewide, according to the Florida Forest Service.

Exorbitant lumber prices mean money, in a sense, does grow on trees. It’s why loggers are racing to cut down more Southern yellow pine—a plentiful species that dots the Deep South. On Tuesday ...

The last significant southern pine beetle outbreak in North Carolina was in the early 2000s. ... The loss of timber threatens not only the wood supply for logging companies, ...

RUTHER GLEN, Va. - North Carolina-based lumber company Ashton Lewis will invest $11 million to build a southern yellow pine operation in Virginia. Ashton will upgrade the former W.T. Jones & Sons ...