. Forest insect and disease conditions in the United States 1979. Insect pests United States. Counties suffering epidemic levels of southern pine ^e^r/e (Dendroctonus frontalis) activity. Table 13. — Acres of host type in southern pine beetle outbreak counties, apportioned by ownership class, 1979 All National other Industrial other state ownersh ip Forest public private private Alabama 4,716,700 192,410 73,030 918,070 3,533,270 Georgia 2,824,375 167,698 140,605 602,474 1,913,598 Mississippi 1,324,200 61,620 54,610 170,370 1,037,600 North Carolina 386,349 0 896 35,647 349,806 South Carolina 3,
. Forest insect and disease conditions in the United States 1979. Insect pests United States. Counties suffering epidemic levels of southern pine ^e^r/e (Dendroctonus frontalis) activity. Table 13. — Acres of host type in southern pine beetle outbreak counties, apportioned by ownership class, 1979 All National other Industrial other state ownersh ip Forest public private private Alabama 4,716,700 192,410 73,030 918,070 3,533,270 Georgia 2,824,375 167,698 140,605 602,474 1,913,598 Mississippi 1,324,200 61,620 54,610 170,370 1,037,600 North Carolina 386,349 0 896 35,647 349,806 South Carolina 3,389,702 241,869 95,787 824,314 2,227,732 Total 12,641,406 663,597 364,928 2,550,875 9,062,006 Alabama suffered serious losses to its pine resource. In all, 9,500 spots were reported during the second survey, run between August 20 and October 16, 1979. This survey, which included 47 counties, led to the detection of about 750,000 affected trees. Salvage estimates from the State are 23 million board feet, plus 304,000 cords. Value killed since July has been estimated at million, with only million recovered in salvage. Salvage esti- mates from the Alabama National Forests are 5,100,000 board feet and 10,000 cords of pine. Mississippi also suffered serious damage caused by southern pine beetle. About 14 million board feet and 25,000 cords of pine have been infested. Surveys revealed about 6,000 spots containing a total of 346,000 trees. A net loss value of $2 million has been predicted in Mississippi after salvage operations are completed. National Forests in Mississippi have salvaged 7,200,000 board feet of pine. North Carolina showed a surge of southern pine beetle activity in the late summer and fall of 1979. Five counties in the Piedmont area of the State qualify as "outbreak areas" (in excess of one multiple tree spot per 1,000 acres of host type). At the time of this writing. State entomologists are surveying and evaluating these and 10 other counties.
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