NBC New York: NJ Pine Forests Facing Deadly Enemy
It may be the most serious threat to the Pinelands of South and Central Jersey since the bulldozer. In fact, the Southern Pine Beetle may be much, much worse. In Galloway Township, homeowner Carol Atkinson is still reeling from the attack on her trees.
"We just bought the property not too long ago and it's being destroyed," Atkinson said. "I have 20 acres down back—it's completely dead," she said of the pine trees that were healthy just a few months ago. She then added "They're starting to fall over now."
An infestation that started in 2001 in Cape May County with a few acres, according to New Jersey Forest Service official John Klishchies, exploded to 14 thousand acres of dead and dying trees this summer and fall.
"We just bought the property not too long ago and it's being destroyed," Atkinson said. "I have 20 acres down back—it's completely dead," she said of the pine trees that were healthy just a few months ago. She then added "They're starting to fall over now."
An infestation that started in 2001 in Cape May County with a few acres, according to New Jersey Forest Service official John Klishchies, exploded to 14 thousand acres of dead and dying trees this summer and fall.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 11/4/2010 1:00 PM 
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: pine trees pinelands new jersey forest service cape may county southern pine beetle
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: pine trees pinelands new jersey forest service cape may county southern pine beetle
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