Tag: mountain pine beetle
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A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter in Colorado
The warmest winter in Colorado history could lead to record-breaking proliferation of a tiny insect, about the size of a grain of rice, that has killed millions of acres of trees across the Centennial State and contributed to the rapid spread of some of its largest wildfires, according to state officials. Mountain pine and spruce…
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Year-round gardening: Check trees this fall for mountain pine beetle
Check trees this fall for mountain pine beetle As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural cycle of forest renewal. However, MPB can switch from endemic…