Discussion: beatles?
in: Swampfox; Swampfox > 2010-02-28
Mar 1, 2010 12:22 PM
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Beetles? or The Beatles?
If the former, there's apparently some hope because of the recent cold snap, which may have countered global-warming-caused infestations:
...The beetles kill pine trees by boring into them to feed and reproduce, leaving behind large stands of dead trees in their wake. While pine beetles have always been a part of Rocky Mountain forests, warmer temperatures and drought have caused the beetles to flourish in recent years...
If the former, there's apparently some hope because of the recent cold snap, which may have countered global-warming-caused infestations:
...The beetles kill pine trees by boring into them to feed and reproduce, leaving behind large stands of dead trees in their wake. While pine beetles have always been a part of Rocky Mountain forests, warmer temperatures and drought have caused the beetles to flourish in recent years...
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