HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Alabama Forestry Commission said what they’re seeing now is the worst outbreak of southern pine beetles in almost 25 years. A widespread of pine trees in the Bankhead ...
Pitch tubes, or nodes of tree sap, which indicate the presence of the southern pine beetle, are visible on a pitch pine tree at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley in 2014. The beetles, ...
Strong gusts and an abundance of parched brush fed the Westhampton fire that scorched 400 acres in the pine barrens this weekend, Suffolk and state officials said Sunday. The cause of the fire ...
The pine tree industry is a major contributor to Florida’s economy despite the loss of thousands of acres of trees due to recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018. The pine industry ...