Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner    -    James R. Karels, Director


 
Forest Health> Insects> Southern Pine Beetle

Recent History of Southern Pine Beetle Activity in Florida

Year

# Counties
with
activity
# Outbreak Counties
# Spots
Acres
Affected
Trees Killed
Estimated Pre-salvageVolume Lost (Cu.ft.)
Estimated Pre-salvage Wood Value ($)
1991
NR
0
NR
NR
NR
NR
$135,436
1992
1
0
1
60
9,000
215,845
$245,910
1993
5
0
7
75
11,250
269,806
$110,858
1994
4
1(a)
343
201
30,150
723,082
$1,201,425
1995
14
4(b)
718
1,758
526,800
6,648,216
$12,815,385
1996
5
0
61
278
56,489
936,998
$1,269,090
1997
16
2(c)
863
7,810
978,354
14,479,118
$12,753,000
1998
9
0
34
123
22,265
365,845
$266,466
1999
7
1(d)
220
465
69,800
1,674,000
$1,627,500
2000
21
4(e)
1,172
6,309
1,261,800
26,245,440
$15,772,500
2001
34
9(f)
2,892
17,599
3,519,800
73,212,000
$38,717,800
2002
22
2 (g)
650
2,017
403,400
8,391,000
$3,025,500
2003
2
 0 2 2 450 9,360 $8,623
2004
1
0 16 ~0.5 ~50 Negligible Negligible
2005
3
 0 7 15 7359 31,171 $14,697

*(a) Alachua
*(b) Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Union
*(c) Levy, Marion
*(d) Hernando
*(e) Alachua, Hernando, Levy, Suwannee
*(f) Alachua, Columbia, Hamilton, Lake, Marion, Orange, Seminole, Suwannee, Volusia
*(g) Clay, Lake
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