Excerpt from Southern Forest Pest Reporter, Vol. 2: June 26, 1963 Southern pine beetle activity continues in Texas, Ala bama and Mississippi, but generally at a lower level than at this time last year. Similar conditions have been reported in North Carolina and within the National Forest in north Georgia and South Carolina. The Georgia Forestry Commission reported that the southern pine beetle had been reduced to endemic levels in 34 counties and that the control program will be completed by the last of June. Severe weather conditions last winter contributed to beetle mortality in north Georgia, South Carolina and portions of North Carolina. Some increase in the number of parasites and predators has also been observed. Detection and evaluation surveys now in progress Will be completed in early July and will provide valuable information on the trend of the 1963 southern pine beetle population in the Region. In the meantime, landowners are urged to make periodic checks and clean up infestations on their land to avoid future buildup. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.