claim: U.S. Forest Service data show pine beetle infestations have recently declined dramatically throughout the western United States.
evidences.evidence_id: Mountain pine beetle:45
evidences.article: Mountain pine beetle
evidences.evidence: The US Forest Service results show colloidal chitosan elicited a 40% increase in pine resin (P<0.05) in southern pine trees.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Mountain pine beetle:8
evidences.article: Mountain pine beetle
evidences.evidence: However, unusually hot, dry summers and mild winters throughout the region during the last few years, along with forests filled with mature lodgepole pine, have led to an unprecedented epidemic.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Mountain pine beetle:9
evidences.article: Mountain pine beetle
evidences.evidence: It may be the largest forest insect blight ever seen in North America., monocultural replanting, and a century of forest fire suppression have contributed to the size and severity of the outbreak, and the outbreak itself may, with similar infestations, have significant effects on the capability of northern forests to remove greenhouse gas (CO2) from the atmosphere.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Mountain pine beetle:92
evidences.article: Mountain pine beetle
evidences.evidence: As of May 2013, the Pine Beetle is aggressively devastating forests in all 19 Western States and Canada, destroying approximately 88 million acres of timber at a 70–90% kill rate.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Mountain pine beetle:96
evidences.article: Mountain pine beetle
evidences.evidence: A lodgepole pine tree with a pitch tube A lodgepole pine tree infested by the mountain pine beetle, with visible pitch tubes Invaded pine tree forest on the slopes of Chancellor Peak in Yoho National Park, Canada A pine tree forest north of Breckenridge, CO shows infestation in 2008.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO