New survey shows pesky bug staying at bay
The Government of Saskatchewan has been working closely with the Government of Alberta to stop the spread of a nasty little beetle that is wreaking havoc on Canada’s lodge pole pine trees.
The mountain pine beetle (MPB), a natural enemy of the lodge pole pine, has devastated more than 18 million hectares of the tree species in B.C. already.
The pesky bug is now moving its way through Alberta and into Saskatchewan.
Dr. Rory McIntosh, a provincial forest entomologist and pathologist for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, said they just completed a spring MPB population survey that was being done in Alberta.