Table 1. – Damage Estimates of Southern Pine Beetle in the Southeastern United States, 1960-1996

Damage Estimates of Southern Pine Beetle in the Southeastern United States – Tennessee

State	Calendar Year(2)	Estimated	Estimated	Total Volume	Stumpage Values	Total Value(5) ($)
Volume Cords	Salvaged(3) MBF	Volume Cords	Not Salvaged MBF	Cords	Killed MBF	Pulpwood $/Cord	Sawtimber(4) $/MBF
TN	1972	0	128	0	109	0	237	0.00	25	5,925
TN	1973	1,567	386	438	0	2,005	386	6.00	30	23,610
TN	1974	10,465	1,857	693	324	11,158	2,181	6.00	35	143,283
TN	1975	19,967	5,587	419,600	103,659	439,567	109,246	3.00	30	4,596,081
TN	1976	5,974	3,830	37,644	20,397	43,618	24,227	6.00	30	988,518
TN	1977	659	651	1,486	214	2,145	865	5.83	48	54,025
TN	1978	0	0	19	29	19	29	6.00	65	1,999
TN	1979	0	204	38	29	38	233	5.75	66	15,596
TN	1980	105	2,548	217	217	322	2,765	5.25	52	145,470
TN	1981	0	0	17	3	17	3	5.50	65	289
TN	1982	0	0	10	10	10	10	3.00	58	610
TN	1983	0	0	20	95	20	95	7.50	101	9,745
TN	1984	0	0	4	45	4	45	7.50	101	4,575
TN	1985	0	0	0	1	0	1	8.75	74	74
TN	1986	900	21	1,103	1,403	2,003	1,424	8.50	90	145,186
TN	1987	913	1,898	4,557	4,212	5,470	6,110	9.15	63	434,981
TN	1988	4,736	2,362	15,841	6,869	20,577	9,231	10.67	64	810,341
TN	1989	963	2,594	2,890	1,431	3,853	4,025	10.50	79	358,440
TN	1990	16	751	64	214	80	965	9.50	64	62,555
TN	1991	3	3	26	24	29	27	11.00	77	2,398
TN	1992	113	996	1,020	966	1,133	1,073	11.75	97	203,627
TN	1993	193	185	1,733	1,667	1,926	1,852	12.78	108	224,630
TN	1994	55	55	494	495	549	550	14.75	115	71,348
TN	1995	18	16	71	65	89	81	15.33	181	16,025
TN	1996	32	27	105	133	137	160	28.14	146	24,504

State

Calendar
Year(2)

Estimated

Total Volume

Stumpage Values

Total
Value(5) ($)

Volume
Cords

Salvaged(3)
MBF

Volume
Cords

Not Salvaged
MBF

Cords

Killed
MBF

Pulpwood
$/Cord

Sawtimber(4)
$/MBF

1972

128

109

237

0.00

5,925

1973

1,567

386

438

2,005

386

6.00

23,610

1974

10,465

1,857

693

324

11,158

2,181

6.00

143,283

1975

19,967

5,587

419,600

103,659

439,567

109,246

3.00

4,596,081

1976

5,974

3,830

37,644

20,397

43,618

24,227

6.00

988,518

1977

659

651

1,486

214

2,145

865

5.83

54,025

1978

6.00

1,999

1979

204

233

5.75

15,596

1980

105

2,548

217

322

2,765

5.25

145,470

1981

5.50

289

1982

3.00

610

1983

7.50

101

9,745

1984

7.50

101

4,575

1985

8.75

1986

900

1,103

1,403

2,003

1,424

8.50

145,186

1987

913

1,898

4,557

4,212

5,470

6,110

9.15

434,981

1988

4,736

2,362

15,841

6,869

20,577

9,231

10.67

810,341

1989

963

2,594

2,890

1,431

3,853

4,025

10.50

358,440

1990

751

214

965

9.50

62,555

1991

11.00

2,398

1992

113

996

1,020

966

1,133

1,073

11.75

203,627

1993

193

185

1,733

1,667

1,926

1,852

12.78

108

224,630

1994

494

495

549

550

14.75

115

71,348

1995

15.33

181

16,025

1996

105

133

137

160

28.14

146

24,504

(1)Information collected from each state and federal pest control specialist.
(2)Beginning year is based on available state records.
(3)Incudes estimates on federal, state, and private lands.
(4)Stumpage prices are estimates from each state pest specialist, and the same values are assigned to timber salvaged and not salvaged.
(5)Total value may change when columns are multiplied by stumpage values due to rounding off. Also, this value reflects stumpage values only and not delivered prices or other aesthetic values.
(6)Actual volume of timber chemically treated plus estimated volume killed with no treatment.
(7)A total of 31,230 cords and 142,205 MBF was reported killed from 1972-1976. To provide uniformity within the table, these figures were divided by 5 years to show an average by year.

Developed by the University of Georgia Bugwood Network in cooperation with USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection, USDA APHIS PPQ, Georgia Forestry Commission, Texas Forest Service
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