A Tiny Beetle Is Destroying Entire Forests | National Geographic

you can make an analogy to cancer when

you can make an analogy to cancer when someone’s sick and the cancer is

someone’s sick and the cancer is

someone’s sick and the cancer is spreading sometimes you need to amputate

spreading sometimes you need to amputate

spreading sometimes you need to amputate in order to stop the spread and that’s

in order to stop the spread and that’s

in order to stop the spread and that’s sort of what we’re doing here

sort of what we’re doing here

sort of what we’re doing here they’re marked with pink flag and we go

they’re marked with pink flag and we go

they’re marked with pink flag and we go in there

in there

in there commence falling and burning to kill the

commence falling and burning to kill the

commence falling and burning to kill the infected trees and to stop the spread of

infected trees and to stop the spread of

infected trees and to stop the spread of the mountain pine deal

to every tree that we cut down those

to every tree that we cut down those pine beetles that are in that tree have

pine beetles that are in that tree have

pine beetles that are in that tree have the ability to infest another seven to

the ability to infest another seven to

the ability to infest another seven to ten trees for every infested tree that

ten trees for every infested tree that

ten trees for every infested tree that we’re cutting down we are protecting

we’re cutting down we are protecting

we’re cutting down we are protecting those entities when pine beetles begin

those entities when pine beetles begin

those entities when pine beetles begin attacking the tree they start emitting

attacking the tree they start emitting

attacking the tree they start emitting pheromones which call other beetles to

pheromones which call other beetles to

pheromones which call other beetles to join in the attack the larvae to get the

join in the attack the larvae to get the

join in the attack the larvae to get the feeding in that phloem area so

feeding in that phloem area so

feeding in that phloem area so essentially a tree’s die of thirst it’s

essentially a tree’s die of thirst it’s

essentially a tree’s die of thirst it’s a very quick process

if there were no control at all being

if there were no control at all being done here beetle populations would

done here beetle populations would

done here beetle populations would continue to grow across the border

continue to grow across the border

continue to grow across the border forest and and heading to eastern Canada

if you look out here it’s devastating

if you look out here it’s devastating you’re just cutting down the trees and

you’re just cutting down the trees and

you’re just cutting down the trees and burning them that seems like a waste but

burning them that seems like a waste but

burning them that seems like a waste but we want to protect this resource this

we want to protect this resource this

we want to protect this resource this needs to be done

right

right we are doing a lot of good work than

we are doing a lot of good work than

we are doing a lot of good work than those numbers are dropping but the fight

those numbers are dropping but the fight

those numbers are dropping but the fight is not over