Larvae mainly attack young, viable growth. There can be thousands of them in one trunk and they can destroy a healthy tree within a year.
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Bark beetle

The forests in Čierny Balog are attacked by the calamity of bark beetle to such an extent that it is necessary to extract up to a million cubic meters of wood. The insect spread also to the protected landscape area of the Muránska Planina National Park. No one claims responsibility. A business is created for interest groups, but the locals are filled with fear of floods or a decline in tourism after the excessive clearings.
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Matej Kalina

professional photographer, News and Media Holding
Matej Kalina is a Slovak photojournalist, whose photos are published by Plus 7 Dní, Život, Trend, Plus 1 Deň, Šarm, Zdravie, Dobré jedlo and others. He is inclinded towards a social documentary, where, according to his own words, he tries to record an undistorted reality in such a way as to create space for the viewer to have his own opinion. He won several Slovak Press Photo and Czech Press Photo awards.