The beetle infestation in BC was man made. A previous NDP government could not deal with a mature pine forest in Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park. Uncontrolled-natural fires were extinguished. No controlled burns were carried out. No logging was allowed as it was a provincial park.

Mother Nature sent on the pine beetles to take care of the problem. 

Although most of the accessible beetle killed trees were logged, the fire is now consuming the standing dead trees along with those that were toppled by the wind. In the hot dry weather this was a disaster waiting to happen.