Life Cycle of Bark Beetle
Graphic: csfs.colostate.edu
Egg galleries
www.ext.colostate.edu
Larvae
www.ext.colostate.edu
Pupae
Photo: David McComb, USDA Forest Service
Adult Beetle
Photo: www.ext.colostate.edu
Successful pitch
Photo: www.ext.colostate.edu
Colorado
Photo: www.fs.fed.us
Mountain Pine Beetle Impacts in Old Town Basalt, 2007 & 2008
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30'+ dead lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) in background
Photo: Lisa DiNardo 4-4-08
45'+ dead Scotch and 30'+ lodgepole pines
Photo: Lisa DiNardo 4-4-08
45'+ Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris)
These two stately Scotch pines were once an integral part of Basalt's community forest. The pine on the left was successfully hit in 2007 and the other in 2008. Photo: Lisa DiNardo 4-4-08
Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Photo: Lisa DiNardo 4-4-08
Pitch Tube
Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Photo: Lisa DiNardo 4-4-08
Pupae
Photo: Lisa DiNardo 4-9-08
Resources
Colorado State Forest Service CSFS
Colorado State University Extension CSU
For The Forest
Gilpin County Extension
Mountain Pine Beetle Images
Summit County Colorado Pine Beetle Information
Management Controls for Mountain Pine Beetle
Pheromone Treatments - Verbenone
Spray Treatments
