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Scott Guffey, Supervisor
Craig Smith, Crew Leader
Ruth Sisk, Secretary
Pennington County Weed & Pest
3607 Cambell Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: (605)394-5320
Fax: (605)716-3793
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The majority of the prairie dogs are found in western South Dakota. In Pennington County, although they are found throughout the county, very few are in the Black Hills. On average a black-tailed prairie dogs are 14 to 17 inches long including a 3 to 4 inch black-tipped tail. They have sturdy, squat muscular bodies with muscular, short legs for digging. Prairie dogs range from brown to tan in color. Their hair is course with little under fur. Prairie dogs live in burrows approximately 10 yards apart, 3 to 14 ft deep, and 10 to 100 ft long.
No infestations are currently found in South Dakota. USDA APHIS and the South Dakota Department Agriculture does extensive trapping to monitor gypsy moth activity in the state. The Gypsy Moth can be devastating in defoliating trees and shrubs. They are mainly found in the Northeastern states, but are starting to migrate west.
The Pine Beetle can be found throughout the Black Hills. It is a small insect, 3 to 8 mm long, black to brown in color. It is a native insect to the forest of western North America and attack pine trees. Adults tunnel under the bark of living trees, mate and lay eggs. Larvae then feed and winter inside the tree until it is ready to pupae out as an adult in the summer.
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