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If I remember the brown spruce longhorn beetle is the one =
that came into the country from Europe about 1999, and was confined to =
the Halifax area. In the meantime we have another beetle killing spruce =
trees in western Nova Scotia. It first appeared in this area about that =
same time - the spruce bark beetle. It may have been around before that, =
but that was about the time we saw spruce trees dying everwhere. I had =
four died in my back yard, four more ready to die, four more in the =
woods in back of the house, dozens dying at Sandhills park, and hundreds =
dying elsewhere in this area. I am told this is not serious - they are =
old trees that will provide nourishment in the ground for new trees. It =
still bothers me that these trees are dying in such large numbers - =
something that never happened in at least the last 60 years that I =
remember. Fir trees used to die young, but spruce trees seemed to live =
forever or at least until they were blown down by a hurricane.
One good thing I have noticed - I know where there is a =
flicker nest in what is left of an old tree.
Roland.
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From: Rick Ballard=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] CBC : brown spruce longhorn beetle destroyed =
thousands of trees in
I was not aware, and do not believe, that the brown spruce longhorn =
beetle beetle had destroyed thousands of trees in Point Pleasant Park, =
as noted in this CBC News article about an invasive plant=20
"Park officials have been coping with an infestation of the brown =
spruce longhorn beetle since 1999 that has destroyed thousands of trees =
in the park."
--=20
Rick Ballard=20
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada=20
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meantime we have another beetle killing spruce trees in western Nova =
Scotia. It=20
first appeared in this area about that same time - the spruce bark =
beetle. It=20
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spruce=20
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ready to=20
die, four more in the woods in back of the house, dozens dying at =
Sandhills=20
park, and hundreds dying elsewhere in this area. I am told this is not =
serious -=20
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new=20
trees. It still bothers me that these trees are dying in such =
large=20
numbers - something that never happened in at least the last 60 years =
that I=20
remember. Fir trees used to die young, but spruce trees seemed to live =
forever=20
or at least until they were blown down by a hurricane.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT></DIV>
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longhorn beetle destroyed thousands of trees in</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I was not aware, and do not believe, that the =
brown=20
spruce longhorn beetle beetle had destroyed thousands of trees in =
Point=20
Pleasant Park, as noted in this <A=20
=
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ant.html">CBC=20
News article</A> about an invasive plant <BR><BR>"Park officials have =
been=20
coping with an infestation of the brown spruce longhorn beetle since =
1999=20
<I><B>that has destroyed thousands of trees in the park."<BR=20
clear=3Dall></B><BR>-- </I><BR>Rick Ballard <BR>Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, =
Canada=20
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