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Scott Guffey, Supervisor
Craig Smith, Crew Leader
LouAnn Blain, Admin
Pennington County
Weed & Pest
3607 Cambell Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: (605)394-5320
Fax: (605)716-3793
Contact Weed & Pest
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SOUTH DAKOTA FACTS:
In 1968 Prairie Dog towns covered an estimated 61,000 acres in South Dakota.
In recent years, their towns have increased to cover approximately 200,000 and 250,000 acres of land.
According to the SDDOA, "The
State of South Dakota has been actively involved in prairie dog management planning since 1999. The goal
of the state’s planning effort is to manage for long-term, self-sustaining prairie dog populations in
South Dakota while avoiding negative impacts ..."
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Pennington County Home >
Weed & Pest >
State & Local Declared |
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS TWO STATE-DECLARED AND ONE LOCAL-DECLARED PESTS |
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog
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. |
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Gypsy Moth
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. |
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Mountain Pine Beetle
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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