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Insects Are Killing the Biggest Tree on My Farm! Sad Day

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Video by Stoney Ridge Farmer

Stoney Ridge Farmer

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This video documents the discovery of a large fallen tree limb blocking a trail and the subsequent identification of a beetle infestation on a nearby Virginia pine. The video then shows the process of clearing the fallen limb using a chainsaw to restore access to the path. Note: The video depicts identifying a beetle infestation and clearing a fallen tree limb, not 'Caterpillar Control using BT Sprays' as suggested by the provided context.

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So, the trail is blocked right here, and it's blocked with a limb that broke out of this tree. This is a monster. Look at that big guy right there. Big one way up there. This is the biggest Virginia pine is what we call them uh that I've ever seen, and it's got bugs in it, too. It doesn't look that big until you try to reach around it, man. It takes like three people to reach around this tree. It's huge. What I'm noticing here on this tree at the bottom is pitch. This stuff right here. This pitch. And it's already hardened. That right there. That's that stuff that they found bugs in in Jurassic Park, right? Or dinosaurs in. What I'm seeing is woodpecker damage, and I'm seeing uh >> [sighs] >> signs of a beetle that's infesting these pine trees. Hopefully, this beetle didn't come from the planted loblolly pine trees over here because it This will ruin an entire crop of planted pines, and these are all planted pines for my neighbor. They were about this tall when I bought the farm. So, they're probably 12 years old now, and they're 30-40 ft tall. This limb broke out of this tree. It's that big. The limb is as big as a tree. What we need to do is get this the heck out of the way so we can get down in here. So, let's get that little chainsaw out and get her done.

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