11/30/97 - Southern Pine Beetle Activity in Florida - 1997
Up to November 6, 1997
COUNTY # OF SPOTS ACRES AFFECTED
Alachua 7 12
Clay 8 10
Columbia 5 22
Dixie 3 115
Franklin 1 1
Gadsden 1 1
Hamilton 12 27
Jackson 2 3
Jefferson 2 2
Levy 380 1,000+
Madison 6 28
Marion 330 3,000+
Nassau 1 65
Putnam 18 50
Suwannee 2 12
Taylor 3 5
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TOTAL 781 4,353
Estimated value of wood resources from trees killed as a result of the
southern pine beetle is currently in excess of $15 million.
The UF/IFAS Pest Alert WWW site is at:
http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/