Wyoming's bark beetle epidemic may be slowing down because the bugs are running out of trees to infest. About 3.1 million acres of trees in Wyoming - mainly lodgepole and ponderosa pine - have been infested since the outbreak was first noticed about 15 years ago. Forestry officials say they expect the bark beetle problem to continue to taper off, but it's too soon to say if it will end.
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