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Ips Engraver beetle2
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20170210 Ips beetle fact sheet - FINAL_Page_1
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20170210 Ips beetle fact sheet - FINAL_Page_2
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Gallery development of Ips avulsus in the phloem tissue of host tree. Notice the high number of egg niches along the galleries, and long “I” shaped adult galleries typical of this beetle species. - Copy
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Ips avulsus larvae and pupae in host phloem tissue.
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Exit holes created by Ips avulsus. This species occurs predominately in the live crown portion of the host tree.
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Tree symptoms of Ips avulsus injury differ from other pine bark beetles in that limbs die in the crown at differential rates. Typically the entire crown completely fades when attacked by SPB.
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tree mortality4
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tree mortality3
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tree mortality2
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tree mortality
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tree mortality - Reid's Road
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tree mortality - crown decay
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tree mortality - bark peeling
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Ips beetles are also impacting Red Cockaded Woodpecker habitat on the Hitchiti.
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Large hotspot near Monticello, GA
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treated adjacent private land
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FallingTreesWarningPoster
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hazard tree2
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hazard tree
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treated vs untreated
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spb_maps_Georgia
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Endangered Red-cockaded woodpecker - Photo credit - U.S. Forest Service-Chuck Hess - Copy
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red-cockaded woodpecker habitat on the Oconee National Forest
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RCW habitat
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RCW habitat2a
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RCW habitat3
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Longleaf Pine - 10 year old planted seedlings
