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Southern pine beetles (SPB) are destructive insect pests that cause tens- to hundreds-of-millions of dollars in economic losses annually in the southeastern US. SPB outbreaks usually start in stressed stands, but healthy trees become susceptible to attack and mortality as beetle populations grow. Large scale outbreaks can also last several years if not suppressed and have resulted in over a billion dollars in timber losses over the past several decades. Early SPB detection and treatment can...| www.climatehubs.usda.gov