Pine beetles infesting Alberta forests

Last winter’s cold temperatures did kill some mountain pine beetles in Alberta, but it wasn’t enough to reduce the threat of additional infestations, according to recent field surveys. “These results show we need more than cold winters to be successful in our fight against pine beetles in our forests,” Sustainable Resource Development Minister Ted Morton said Tuesday in a release. … Mountain pine beetles threaten the health of six million hectares of pine forest in Alberta, the release states. … 

Pine beetles continue to infest Alberta trees via Apocadocs