Presenter says Ips beetle is tiny and can quickly kill trees
At a brief community exchange, a presenter identified the Ips bark beetle as a tiny, blackish-brown insect "about the size of a grain of rice" and warned infestations can rapidly devastate trees; a questioner expressed alarm at the scale of potential damage.
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A presenter described the Ips bark beetle and warned that an infestation can rapidly kill trees, saying the insect is "just like the size of a grain of rice" and "wouldn't take long to wipe out trees."
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