Pests

Southern Pine Beetle

The southern pine beetle is one of the largest damaging agents of pines in the southern United States. Being able to identify beetle outbreaks, and how to deal effectively with them is extremely important for forest landowners throughout the region. The first web page link below, at Virginia Tech, provides information and links on southern pine beetle identification and management.

• Asian Ambrosia Beetle Biology and Control
• Forest Health
• Identifying and Controlling the Southern Pine Bark Beetles
• Managing the Family Forest. Chapter 13, Forest Health
• Southern Pine Beetle Information Directory
• Southern Pine Beetle: Ecology, Behavior, and Management