I'll maybe defer to Mr. Harris on that, as he lives closer to the beetles than I do. But when we speak about beetles we're talking about billions of them. The numbers are actually quite staggering, and the extent of the infestation in terms of the numbers of trees goes into the millions as well.
If the question is on what sort of success we have had in slowing it down, we have scientists working in the field this month. They are doing assessments on what sort of combined impact the weather last fall and winter has had on beetle survival and spread, as well as what sort of success we've had in Alberta and British Columbia with the control efforts we made over the winter.
In the labs, as well as with the models we've used, the indication is that there has been an impact. There has been a reduction in the numbers of beetles that can actually prosper in the next growing season, but I can't give you a specific answer on that until the field studies are completed in May. It does look quite hopeful, and for that reason we increased our investment over the winter in northeastern British and northwestern Alberta in that band where the beetles have moved into Alberta and are possibly threatening the boreal forest.
I certainly can give you more information as the analysis is completed toward the end of May.