Pesticide spray prompts closure of Crystal Lake Recreation Area in San Gabriel Mountains
Adam Elmahrek April 7, 2024
Crystal Lake Recreation Area, a camping destination in the San Gabriel Mountains, will be closed
from
April 9-14
throughApril 14
while trees are sprayed with a pesticide to protect them from the Western pine beetle, forest officials announced Sunday.
Crews plan to spray ponderosa, Jeffrey/ponderosa
pine
hybrids and Coulter pines with bifenthrin, officials said. The trees will be sprayed from the
ir
base up to 45
feet,ft. high,
officials said.
The problem of
Pine beetle infestations
have
increased significantly
as the climate has changedwith climate change
. The insects thrive
better
in warm
er
conditions,
leading to greater contributing to further
destruction of trees.
An infestation Up to 200 trees
in a group at one time.
up to 200 trees
at a time
.
