Officials: Pine beetle infestation not over yet

Published July 28, 2014 10:37pm ET



HELENA, Mont. (AP) — While the mountain pine beetle epidemic has passed its peak, Montana forestry officials said Monday it’s not over yet.

The latest survey shows more than 526,000 acres of pine trees in the state were infested with the beetle in 2013, officials told the Board of Land Commissioners.

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