Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-04 | Page 15 | Beetle Infested Trees Destroyed in Utah Forests

Beetle Infested Trees Trees' Destroyed in Utah Forests I VERNAL June 4 The 4 The bark barl beetle Infestation in the lodgepole pine on Henrys Henry's Fork Foik fifteen miles southwest of Lonetree Wyo and andin andin in n the yellow ellow pine in the Carter Creek reek region south of Manila MaulIa Daggett count county Utah has b been ben en brought rought under control by officials ls of f the Ashley and neighboring nati na- na tl ti nal onal forests forest Every infested tree was felled and destroyed this beIng bong bo be- eing e- e ing ng the sole permanently effective method to stop the ravages of the insect Specimens of the bark barl beetle were taken and preserved and nd will be sent to Washington D D. D C. C for examination and study The he bark beetles that infested the yellow ellow pine and the lodgepole pine yary ary in size Together with op- op against the bark beetle conducted last fall the work worl of forest orest officials has brought all Ashley shley forest areas infested with this lis insect under satisfactory control con- con rol