USDA Forest Service
 

Helena National Forest

 
 

Helena National Forest
2880 Skyway Drive
Helena, MT 59602

(406) 449-5201

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Insects and Diseases

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Here's What's Happening - Learn More

  • Climate Changes

Identification

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What can I do?

 

Determine Your Tree's Susceptibility

  • Risk Factors
  • Tree Density/Size

Determine if Your Trees Have Been Attacked

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How to Treat Trees that Have Been Attacked

 

How to Prevent Bark Beetle Attacks

 

Chemical Treatments

 

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What are Land Managers Doing?

Where to go for Help or More Information

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The Role of Fire  

Bug Series Articles from the Independent Record

Literature

 
 

 

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USDA logo which links to the department's national site. Forest Service logo which links to the agency's national site. Link to Western Spruce Budworm fact sheet