Congress, Forestry Institute Assess Bark Beetle Outbreak in Yoro

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 20, 2026 · Originally reported October 19, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

The National Congress's environmental committee met with Honduras's forestry institute to assess a bark beetle infestation affecting 488 hectares in Yoro department; officials say rainy weather is buying time to control the pest before it spreads.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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