Prompt action is crucial!  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development confirms that local populations of adult Mountain Pine Beetles have emerged and are now looking for new pine trees to attack.

Residents are encouraged to inspect their pine trees weekly and look for small 1/2” (13mm) sized pitch tubes on the trunk or fine reddish sawdust in bark crevices or on the ground around the base of the tree. If the beetle attack is detected early and if they are present in low numbers, then the beetles can usually be dug out and the tree saved. Prompt action is crucial!