Spruce beetle – Spring tree checks and management planning
Now is a great time to check your trees to assess spruce beetle activity. Knowing whether your tree is infested or not, and knowing whether trees in the nearby area are showing signs of beetle attack, will help inform your management decision-making for the upcoming season.
Review signs and symptoms of spruce beetle infestation.
Review the management timeline.
Review the status of the outbreak in southcentral Alaska.
Have you removed a beetle-killed spruce and now are wondering what to replant in its place?
It can be hard to say goodbye to landscape trees that have been killed by spruce beetle, but replanting can be a great opportunity to start fresh and really decide what you’d like from a landscape tree. Visit our replanting page to learn more about types of trees and some considerations for placement of landscape trees.