Cold winters, a lack of food and control measures have caused steep declines in Alberta's destructive pine insect pest, according to figures released by the provincial government.
In a news release last month, the province said populations of Dendroctonus ponderosae, commonly known as mountain pine beetle, have declined 98 per cent since the peak in 2019.
Source: CBC News
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