Educational191911 min655×480

FIGHTING WESTERN PINE BEETLES

National Archives

WesternEducation

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FIGHTING WESTERN PINE BEETLES Produced: 1919

Description Shows the activities of the Bureau of Entomology (Dept. of Agriculture) in eliminating the western pine beetle from the Sierra National Forest of California. The life cycle of the pine beetle is shown. Shows how the larvae, planted in the bark of trees, eventually kill the trees by girdling the bark. Infected trees are burned to prevent the spread of the pest. Includes shots of a forest fire.

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