[NatureNS] Re: Dead spruce trees

From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
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That's what I found too, Anne. Pileated Woodpeckers especially.

-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Anne Mills
Sent: September 30, 2008 14:47 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Re: Dead spruce trees

This bark beetle infestation is all through the Cape Breton Highlands as 
well as Cape Chignecto Provincial Park. The only good spin-off is that
birds 
are coming indroves to feast on these insects.

Anne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Ellis" <lynn.ellis@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Re: Dead spruce trees


> The dead trees are everywhere and they have been dying on my property
for 
> sometime. I have been told its a beetle that gets under the bark  and
eats 
> the tree ultimately killing it. I have noticed that there  are hundreds
of 
> dead or dying trees between here in Hfx.
>
> Lynn
> On 30-Sep-08, at 1:28 PM, Roland McCormick wrote:
>
>>           Everywhere I go in the Barrington area these days I see  dead 
>> spruce trees. They are now coming in my own back yard. I had  one dead 
>> tree removed recently, and was told I would have a half  dozen more in a

>> year or two.  It seems that it is the old trees  that are dying -
inspect 
>> them and you will find small brown lumps  on the bark caused by some
kind 
>> of beetles. I am wondering how  widespread these are in NS, and how 
>> serious the problem will become..
>>
>> Roland
> 


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