Table 2: SUMMARY OF SOUTHWIDE SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE TREND PREDICTIONS FOR 2015
Compiled by Ron Billings, Texas A&M Forest Service, based on data received from Southwide cooperators
As of June 12, 2015
2014
State
Oklahoma
2015
No. of
infestations
2013
No. of
locations
trapped
%SPB
SPB/
trap/day
0
3
0%
0.0
Clerids/
Trap/day
No. of
infestations
2014*
No. of
locations
trapped
%SPB
SPB/
trap/day
Clerids/
Trap/day
7.6
0
3
0%
0
6.7
Arkansas
0
7
0%
0.0
5.9
0
9
0%
0
4.9
Texas
0
17
0%
0.0
4.5
0
18
0%
0
7.3
Louisiana
0
4
0%
0.0
3.0
0
5
0%
0
5.7
Mississippi
144
25
13%
1.2
7.9
227
8
13%
0.9
5.9
Alabama
81
8
28%
4.0
10.4
123
27
33%
2.2
4.5
Georgia
0
38
16%
1.6
8.9
20
43
11%
0.5
3.8
Kentucky
0
2
0%
0.0
0.7
0
2
0%
0
1.1
Tennessee
0
8
0%
0.0
3.9
0
0%
0
1..9
Virginia
33
5
7%
0.8
10.0
5
6
5
2%
0.2
9.2
Florida
32
26
47%
0.7
0.8
15
26
21%
0.6
2.0
South Carolina
6
35
9%
0.6
6.4
0
36
2%
0.1
4.2
North Carolina
0
14
11%
0.2
1.7
0
17
1%
0.1
1.9
Maryland
0
8
0%
0.0
2.0
0
8
13%
0.3
2.0
Delaware
0
1
0%
0
3.5
0
1
55%
0.1
1.6
296
201
11%
0.6
5.1
390
214
7%
0.3
4.1
15 States
* = based on spots entered into SPB Portal
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2015
Prediction
Trend / Level
Most likely
locations for
SPB Activity in 2015
734
Static/Low
Static/Low
Staic/Low
Static/Low
Increasing/Low
Bienville N. F. & Holly Springs R. D.., Amite Co.
Increasing/Low
Oakmulgee R. D., Barbour Co.
Increasing /Low
Glynn Co. and Screven Co.
Static/Low
Static/Low
Static/Low
Declining/Low
Static/Low
Static/Low
Static/Low
Worchester County
Static/Low
Static-Increasing/Low
Increasing SPB activity predicted on Bienville and Holly Springs National Forests and Amite Co. in MS ; Oakmulgee R.D
and Barbour Co. in AL, Glynn Co. and Screven Co. in GA; Worchester County, MD. Few or no SPB infestations expected in
other locations surveyed.
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