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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse UNH Researchers Discover Destructive Southern Pine Beetle in Northern Forests
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have discovered the southern pine beetle, one of the most damaging tree-dwelling insects in the Southeast, in forests in Maine and New Hampshire. The southern pine beetle has never been seen this far north and has forestry experts concerned, specifically about the pitch pine barren found throughout New England.