Spruce beetle workshop offered in Big Lake

May 18, 2018

Photo by M. O'Donnell and A. Cline, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org. Spruce beetles such as this one are a serious problem in the spruce forests of Southcentral Alaska.

A workshop about managing spruce beetle damage and protecting the health of spruce trees will be offered in Big Lake on May 24.

The Alaska Division of Forestry and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host the free workshop from 6-8 p.m. at the Big Lake Public Library, 3140 South Big Lake Road.

Agency representatives will discuss spruce beetle activity in the Mat-Su Valley and what landowners can do to limit impacts on their property. They will also provide resources for getting questions answered.

An Extension publication about spruce beetle management is available at http://bit.ly/2ysiBi0.

For more information, contact Jessie Moan at 907-786-6309 or mjmoan@alaska.edu.

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