pacific nw losing pine trees

Jack_Berry

Moderator Emeritus
following on the dutch elm disease of the 1960's and the eastern emerald ash borer here comes the pacific nw pine tree killer bug.

took these over one day on i-90. idaho is also affected where i sit typing along the spokane river near couer d'lene


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supposedly the way to stop the critter is to cut a path thru the healthy trees to keep it from jumping. dunno about that working but somebody better do something soon or the nw usa will be a nice dead brown.
 
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