Southern Research Station

Title: Controlling the Southern Pine Beetle: Small Landowner Perceptions and Practices

Author: Molnar, Joseph J.; Schelhas, John; Holeski, Carrie

Date: 2003

Source: Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 649, Auburn University, May 2003

Description: The southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis (Zimmermann) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) is one of the most serious threats to pine forest health in the South (4,24,29,30). Once a forest stand is infested, there are few options for immediate elimination and isolation of infested trees. The most effective approach to preventing losses from the southern pine beetle (SPB) is through traditional timber management, including thinning and prescribed burning. Nevertheless, many landowners do not undertake these measures.

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Molnar, Joseph J.; Schelhas, John; Holeski, Carrie  2003.  Controlling the Southern Pine Beetle: Small Landowner Perceptions and Practices.   Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 649, Auburn University, May 2003