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What's Bugging You

Archives buggin' out

Welcome to our new series, What’s Bugging You, where we highlight the vast research held in our collections on the pests and diseases plaguing Idaho forests. Some of the topics we will include are Tussock Moths, Pine Beetles, Blister Rust, and some of the chemicals and techniques used to combat damage done to the trees.

About 21.5 million acres in Idaho, or about 40% of the state, is covered in trees.1 Insect and disease outbreaks are some of the leading causes of forest destruction. With this series, we hope to inform viewers of the symptoms and causes of damage seen to trees primarily in North Idaho. Stay tuned for more!

Adult male Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Adult male Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Defoliation in a second growth stand of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir
Defoliation in a second growth stand of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir
Damage to Western White Pine Cones caused by Lodgepole Cone Moth
Damage to Western White Pine Cones caused by Lodgepole Cone Moth

Source

  1. Idaho Forest Products Commission’s Welcome to Idaho’s Forests 

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