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Title	Forest of trees weakened by a tropical storm and Southern Pine Beetles
Alternative Title	Dendroctonus frontalis and Pinus taeda
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator	Burns, Chelsi/USFWS
Description	It has been said by many that the native Southern Pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis, is one of the most destructive insect pests to pines. Here at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Loblolly Pine trees are a haven to the Southern Pine beetle for shelter, breeding, nesting, and feeding. These beetles chew and burrow their way through the bark and the inner parts of the tree, killing a healthy tree in a month. Many of the pine trees on Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge are the perfect habitat for the Southern Pine beetle. Sadly, the tree that allows the beetle to survive will quickly die. A large number of the Loblolly Pine trees, found on Assateague Island are reaching the end of their lifespan and are also affected by salt stress due to sea level rise. Since the trees are already weakening, they make a good starting habitat for the Southern Pine beetle because it is easier to break the tree’s defenses.
FWS Resource Links	https://www.fws.gov/refuge/chincoteague/
Subject	Wildlife refuges Trees Diseases Forests Insects Weather
Location	Virginia
FWS Site	CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date of Original	2016-04-16
Type	Still image
Format	JPG
Item ID	266_5_14_IMG_4671.JPG
Source	NCTC Image Library
Rights	Public domain
Audience	General
File Size	4834572 Bytes
Height	3240
Width	4320
Color Space	RGB
Original Format	Digital
Full Resolution File Size	4834572 Bytes
Original Data ID	2016:04:24 05:44:54
Original Filename	266_5_14_IMG_4671.JPG
Full resolution	Volume449/266_5_14_IMG_4671.JPG
Date created	2017-09-20
Date modified	2017-09-20