Grant County Extension Agent for 4-H and Ag is seeing this more and more in our community and it’s not good news. If you see pine trees browning and dying this could be why. I am seeing a lot of signs of bark beetles and pine needle scale, more than likely brought on by drought.

See two PDFs below of New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service documents for integrated pest management strategies for common New Mexico tree insect pests. Note: The first one is huge and may take a while to load but it's comprehensive with the strategies..