Where tree removal is not feasible, infested stems can be felled, bucked and hand-sprayed with an approved insecticide. Where none of the above approaches is feasible, infested trees, with or without a buffer strip, may be simply felled toward the center of the spot. Selected References Belanger, R.P., R.L. Hedden, and P.L. Lorio, Jr. 1993. Management strategies to reduce losses from the southern pine beetle. Belanger, R.P., and B.F. Malac.
Silviculture can reduce losses from the southern pine beetle.
USDA Forest Service, Combined Forest Pest Research Development Program. A field guide for ground checking southern pine beetle spots. USDA Forest Service, Combined Forest Pest Research Development Program. Handbook No. 558. 19 p. Billings, RF., and W.W. Upton. 1993.