How can I tell if my pine tree in the back yard has pine beetles.
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Ask your city's Parks department to check. They may need to know if there isn't an infestation in your area. You can also ask your Botanical Gardens or a Master Gardner. They would be affiliated with a garden club in your area. Find garden clubs by going to Meetup.com/gardenclubs/ (your city).
Did you mean Bark Beatles.
I would buy some Tanglefoot at the hardware store, it some obnoxious sticky stuff to capture insects on trees, apply with a plastic knife/spatula in a wide band around the tree, then check out what you've caught and compare on an online database.... https://www.google.com/search?q=picture+of+a+pine+beetle&client=opera&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjYqNSl3b7dAhWBFXwKHTOOA04QsAR6BAgEEAE&biw=1473&bih=696
Please consider utilizing your local cooperative extension office for any landscaping- garden insect pest (as well as lawn, gardening problem ID and weed Id and remediation problems.)
They might be the best option for suggsions for your tree health situation.
These offices are manned by volunteer master gardeners on site there waiting to answer the communities questions that know your local situation quite well.
Master gardeners are required to volunteer back designated hours ( plus continuing education) each year to maintain MG certification -this community outreach and education is their goal. If the MG cant answer your question on the spot—-they often send out specimens to the local universities —my office utilizes Virginia Tech for plant, insect, or disease identification. Hope this helps!