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In today's paper:

I live in a bug quarantine area and am supposed to keep a signed checklist of all the items I may move that they have been inspected for these bugs or their eggs.

[Anonymous]

Colorful little devil .........

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I remember the gypsy moth plague and recently stink bugs. I have not seen gypsy moth problems in years and stink bugs are practically gone. Nature eventually balances itself from these problems.

[rbowman]

Gypsy moths are rank amateurs compared to pine beetles. Several areas where I hike have verbenone patches stapled to the ponderosa pines. I don't know how effective they will be. Obviously running around with a stapler and a pack full of patches is much more labor intensive than aerial spraying.

Spraying has its issues too.

[T]

With whatever your are comfortable disclosing, where do you hail from? Ponderosa pines are my favorite pine, then Jeffery, then Sugar.

Have you smelled the bark of a Ponderosa lately? Butterscotch or Vanilla?

[T]

I am envious. Bet the fishing it good too!