PAGE 8 THE YANCEY JOURNAL DECEMBER 14, 1972 Drastically Increasing Numbers Os Southern Pine Beetle Destroying North Carolina Trees The southern pine beetle, one of the most destructive forest in sects in the South, is rampant in the Mountain and Piedmont sections of 'l North Carolina and present in large numbers in a few eastern locations. : i Beetle numbers have increased drastically in the last three months, ( YOU’LL WIN WITH THESE BUYS "par only <* frusccnU a aquaxc ivThoroseal STOPS WATER> I lrt f*OM DESTROYING THI \MASONRY OF your homk \ A bruah-on pro*+ —__COMPLETE LINE BUILDING MATERIALS WW 404 E. Main Street " ' JOHNSON CITY, TENKT" iam. Prices Good A.TrPATY SSU VV JOHNSON CITY and ELIZABETHTON W W salvage operations in areas of infestation. “Harvesting forest trees when they reach maturity and following a good sanitation program are the best and quickest means of beetle control,’’ Whitfield said. The beetle is more likely to be found in stagnated stands of over mature trees, smaller Hr 4 WK 8 BROWN .A RECEPTABLE ''Xv \ OR SWITCH V\ * \ >. \ COVER only ea. PORCELAIN tC lamp V vT HOLDER With Pull Chain Iw 62* according to North Caro lina State University forester Fred Whitfield. “It is present in vigorous broods and has spread rapidly,” Whitfield said. “It is present in some eastern areas where it has not been reported before.” The N. C. Forest Service and NCSU for esters are suggesting * ' (Armstrong d EXCELON TILE FLOORS I the easy-to-iiKtail tile you can cut and trim with scissors 12” i 12” Tilt I ilr 17 c * /-il\ TANK &vtl V K3S H BURNER |l| Extra trees in dense stands, trees on poor growing sites or in trees that are under any other form of stress. “The best protection against the beetle is a good, healthy stand,” Whitfield believes. Symptoms of southern pine beetle infestation don’t show immediately? Its presence may be FLUORESCENT I LIGHT FIXTURE | For anywhere you need a light. Easy to install. If you need a longer one we have those toe. No. 2254-18 indicated by patches of dead and dying pines. Infested trees may have small reddish-brown globs of resin with a nole in the center of each. The attack starts in the bark in the middle and upper sections of the trunk. Ten days to two weeks after the tree has been attacked, the needles turn yellowish-green. As the . WHOLESALE" . DISrRIBUTING ) COMPANY <5 DRIVEWAY SEALER Prated that driveway from winte* weeihir. Ideal ter now and oli I drivoMff. . . $4lB, Plastic Foam Strip^lL jT —l - —- ***. L FOR WOOD OK METAL DOORS sls9^r TROUBLE LIGHT BOW SAW Cut Firmood or Trim Trots 30" s2*6 infestation progresses, the needles turn a deep yellow. This is when the beetles leave to infest other trees. If the bark appears to have been riddled with a charge of bird shot from a shotgun, the beetles have left the tree. If beetles attack in late fall or winter, the foliage may remain green until spring. To confirm that a tree has been attacked by the southern pine beetle, peel off a section of Hork from Take stock in America. i Join the Payroll Savings Plan. 1 ROBERTS CHEVROLET PRESENTS THE INTER-STOCK i f CARSJ^ TRUCKS AT DISCOUNT| 1 20% DISCOUNT ON MOsT f I* .case, 1972 MODELS. xa* | 4 CHEVROLETS * | 2 BUICKS UP TO SI2OO. 00 DISCOUNT « 1 OPEL WAGON 5 WE HAVE MOST ANYTHING YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE 1973 MODELS, S BLAZERS, JEEP COMMANDOS, JEEP TRUCKS AND UNIVERSALS, 4-WHEEL A DRIVE TRUCKS, CHEVROLETS, BUICKS, AND OPELS.... m ALL AT DISCOUNT PRICES ffl CHECK US BEFORE YOU BUY I SEE ° N ° F ™ E SALESMEN LISTED BELOU. 1 Bobby Jack McAllister Fred Edwards £ —■ Frank W° n J.D. Masters % O ROBERTS CHEVROLET I BUICK & JEEP, INC. - I PHONE 682-2191 BURNSVILLE I YOU'LL SAVE A BUNDLE ... AT WHOLESALE PRICES! - TH^SMMhpm W aHL M\MBm jm\m j pMMnjgg Jp Sam,. ■ i H .clolWyWHß™ I JP Jt> SvVp iKBERIv _;*J||: ; ' Partners in Progress North Carolina’s economy is about half industrial and half agricul tural. Dependable low-cost elec tric power has helped develop both segments of the economy. , French Broad Electric Membership Corp. V\forking together to moke o chonge for the better the infested area. If there are winding, S-shaped tunnels on the inner side, beetles are present. Natural factors are important in the control of i this pest. Tem peratures of zero or below kill large numbers in the winter. In some cases, woodpeckers are of considerable help. Diseases, insect pred ators and insect par asites are important factors in natural control. Temperature of Th£ Ueett Upper TW>* (Lountmj St«»£ loH !■% o *** 2 T