Climate Experts Warn That Colorado Doesn’t Get Cold Enough To Kill Pine Beetles Anymore

9 Responses to Climate Experts Warn That Colorado Doesn’t Get Cold Enough To Kill Pine Beetles Anymore

1. gator69 says:

   December 5, 2013 at 2:32 pm

   What do the beetle experts have to say?

   “Beetles produce an anti-freeze that helps them to survive the winter. Mountain pine beetle mortality requires temperatures of minus 40 for several days. However, an unexpected cold snap in October/November or in March/April may kill beetles even if temperatures are not as extreme. Unfortunately, provincial experts feel that the beetle population is now so high that we will continue to experience outbreak conditions, even if we do experience a significant cold snap (which is unlikely).”

   So yes, that 0.6 degrees of warming is devastating the pine forests.

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   • nomoregore says:

     December 5, 2013 at 5:31 pm

     ….. even if it wasn’t measured in Colorado!…. 🙂

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   • tom0mason says:

     December 5, 2013 at 5:33 pm

     I need some pine-beetle anti-freeze, do you know who stocks it?

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   • harrydhuffman (@harrydhuffman) says:

     December 5, 2013 at 5:49 pm

     No, no…they wrap themselves in a bubble of CO2, and can then survive anything. Much like climate experts….

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2. Okie says:

   December 5, 2013 at 2:50 pm

   And the pine beetles have probably adapted by wearing long underwear

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3. Pathway says:

   December 5, 2013 at 4:40 pm

   I’ve adapted by wearing long underwear. The overnight low here in the high desert crush previous low of 2 F. We were recording -6 F by 10:00 pm.

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   • gator69 says:

     December 5, 2013 at 7:10 pm

     Union Suits are making a comeback. Dead sexy!

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4. nomoregore says:

   December 5, 2013 at 5:33 pm

   If Pine Beetles were so temperature sensitive, we’d see infestations at lower elevations and coastal ranges. Once again, warmists display their psychosis.

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5. Colorado Wellington says:

   December 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm

   The larvae have a weird feeling about the weather.

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