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Extension: Managing Pine Bark Beetles in Urban Forests

from Alabama Cooperative Extension System, July 8, 2020

Extension: Managing Pine Bark Beetles in Urban Forests Alabama Cooperative Extension System, July 8, 2020 Pine bark beetle (PBB) are typically attracted to stressed pines and can become a major concern in urban forests during droughts, following hurricanes and other strong storms, or as a result of root damage or poor growing conditions. If left unmanaged, beetles can easily spread to healthy pines and potentially devastate large acreages. In the urban forest, the management techniques for controlling PBB are different than those implemented in rural timberlands because of the higher values and removal costs of landscape pines. READ MORE

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