Figure 2. Pines killed by bark beetles fade from green, to yellow, to red. Here, southern pine beetle and Ips engraver beetles infest a pine stand. These red-topped trees are often the first-noticed indication of a bark beetle infestation.
A stand of pine trees with many that have red needles.

Erich G. Vallery, USDA Forest Service - SRS-4552, Bugwood.org