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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: /articles/article/forests_near_missoula_showing_signs_of_pine_beetles13944/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: MISSOULA – An entomologist for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation says the forests near Missoula are showing signs of the tree-killing mountain pine beetle. Amy Gannon says many trees on the Mount Jumbo saddle are have pitch polka-dotting their trunks — a sign that they were trying to flush out the tiny beetles that bore into the tree. The trees still have green needles for now, but next year they'll likely be covered with red needles and dead.