Show Forest Reports Insect Control Plan Flan Underway Ashley National Forest has hasan hasan an insect control project in progress on the north slope within the Manila Ranger District There are an estimated to currently be- be infested trees in this area About trees were treated in this vicinity in A smaller project is in 1 progress Ranger District on the in Roosevelt the heo Farm Farm Creek area with an estimated 1000 to 1500 beetle infested trees THESE PROJECTS are un- un under under der the direction of Timber Staff Officer Dean Rowland Garland Toland is the project Supervisor with Floyd Bart Bart- Bartlett Bartlett lett Forester Richard Estes Forester and Milton berg project clerk all from the Supervisors Supervisor's office at Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal Ralph Giles Forestry Aid from the Duchesne District and Robert Artis Forester from the Manila District are assistants During this preventive treatment each infested tree Continued C on page 8 v Insects Continued frO frOn frOage from n page age 1 i is sprayed with diesel Oil con con- containing containing 1 1 pounds of ethyl ethyl- ethylene ene- ene a chemical mixture which penetrates the bark of the tree forming a gas which suffocates the larvae under the bark Once attacked by this beetle the tree is kill kill- killed ed by the the- feeding larvae The mature beetles developing in one tree could infest from two to ten new trees after July 15 A TOTAL OF 40 men are employed on the ilie two projects These men were all hired from within the Uintah Basin area The average weekly payroll is Actual treating operations began on May 3 1003 To date trees have been treated which will save approximate approximate- approximately ly trees from being infested in- in infested this fall with a volume of 1440 bd feet It is esti- esti estimated estimated mated that to trees will have been treated by June 30 O 1963 preventing an infestation of trees containing an estimated vol vol- volume ume of board feet of lumber Mr Rowland explain explain- explained explained ed |