The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-08-04
SOUTH ALSO
COPING WITH
/ PINE BEETLE

Mere merchantaa,e- -slsed timee,
p~eNasiy Was k,iled ie the southern
essv bel, during the last so years
~ the southern pine beetle than
ssssss trem all ether causes comhin
-. u h Que ot the mos, des,rac,'
I've eaemies ot al, species ef pine,
n~~ PENNSYLVANIA to Texas. yet the
ps~S~nt,en ot serious outbreaks and
sse coatrcl ~ this menace 10 the
x~~s timber resources et the south
not onN are rcssisle but eatirety
prsrs,cah,e, say specialists ~ the
siaw~A States department ot axr,.
~sW~re IN Farmers nane,n iisS,
vN~ southern rme beetle, recently
psh,ishrd, u n cn,y necessary,
~ay> the ealletin, to cut and atiiisr
80 nsei cr lumber during the tai,
s-s winter mon,hs, all trees that
ss>ss aarias the late summer and
esu makias sure that the Nark ~
sss msin raak Is burned
Under average or normal ccna,.
sssns caused ~ the activities et the
A~eue a FEW scattering trees are
nsocs, ny u each YEAR IN mature
ssssas % pine timber thrcashcn,
sAs southern s,ases, When ecaa,,
ssces se,eeme favorable Cor the mal.
spa~s,iea ot the Insect u Is able
e~ III, srsars ot trees, and q ,ne.r
svv~rs Increase IN aamAer and ssse
ss~ se,le~tas YEAR they constitute
she aansee signal tes an outbreak
~Asva mss result IN widespread do.
~~s's,ions, according 10 the eal,
s.s,a.
between 1850 and iSss these
s~eslaS killed very large gerceat.
sse ~ the yellow, pitch and white
rsres ~ wes, Nmsinia and Var.
ssssa. and since the earliest rce,
s.~ss, IN ,Sis, have lnlea a vas,
sscva, os timber IN the Atlantic
~ss Gait states most ~ Witch has
eees = ,oss, ssSS Their aes,rae.
tNsa car sse Ne compared 10 thar
ssssea ~ goreS, ureS and. As has
se~a aemNas,ra,ea, they may head
- ssS srea,er destruction taaa has
s~r eeca recorded as resulting
fs~m us~S sSoRe IN lae Southern
xssses
vas isseSt sS a sman sFausssA as
Shsss see;se, soae~aa, smaller "a n
= ssssA ~ stce, h flies psom Nara
- aecesaSsr In sse msg~ ssashera
seSssess ,saa troa Nav D. Nsvem,
sps ia rs aertaera range II az,
tseks tae middle and anper psr.
sseaS ~ ,ss trunks ~ healthy psne
s~es essssSs ,sesr death sy exca.
~sssAs ioas, Winding sargSuS. OF
aSx galleries.. pAseh exteaa ,AroasA
tse saaeT ssSesS - the ,ssns bark
ard mark The surface ~ The WOOD.
rsesr pseseace Is paasaty SaAteas,
~ az patches - Assas er dead psaas
~afss shows ~ evidence a szsayy
ss us~ sr other destructive aeea.
Ssss rAs trees infested Nv The Ae.
~ssopshs BROOKS are Indicated Ay
ABE fading sV~ea, sSeeassA brown ~
s<ss~ssshs~4 ~ the soss&ra, ana
s~esssSeGy determined ~ the sxsas,,
NJ - some ~ the bark ssaFa he
sssfAie ~ the franks ana In. sgf,A.
tAe ~ oAsrssterlssse work IN she
Es.s4 bark ~ on the suresce % she
~oaA.
osa~ssq9hs she E~Rts ei the IN,
sssssek trees INTO corAgSo1 ana
sssas n eor Fssa before as,e seaise.
s~are the bark the Roal6s9ns s1rssne
~ mak9as she timber into lumber
s>A saanane the slab ~ bark. are
Ne sess se<.shoas az fqevsaalne the
ssasAA 81 The insect sssaR on shs
ssSsSseA srees stsA standing n sags
ts@ss removed and bazneA 10 s,e,s
Ne spresA os the snsess. me ss.a
fsss 20 cos6uct control apsaat,an,
y <es'as TIE period betwesa ne.
ssxsssr 4 and March 4. 4, h essen
'ssA before cohtsoa work 5s anAs,,-
i>kea ssbss someone who b familiar
~Aa ehe work Sf ths Seseae ssks
aAssxe od the espssetions. qs~a,
P~ several miles around sn snswt-
- sxss shouaa De csNtsgsy axsm-
sss&. and xes thk reason ownsrs st
pssss shSeld ce<apm~se sn esarsans
- ne ssarea wos&. /