A pheromone packet is hung on a tree in the hopes of repelling pine beetles which are killing millions of acres of pine trees.

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Red Cliff Colorado A pheromone packet is hung on a tree in a Forest Service campground in the hopes of repelling pine beetles which are killing millions of acres of pine trees in the American west The pheromone imitates the scent given off by a tree full of beetles in the hope that the real beetles will go elsewhere

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Red Cliff, Colorado
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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