Bark Beetles
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Bark
Beetle Management in BC
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Management of Mountain pine beetle, Douglas-fir beetle and spruce beetle, according to the BC Forest Practices Code (1995).
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Bark Beetles in BC
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BC Ministry of Forests (provincial) bark beetle website, with updates on recent surveys.
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Mountain Pine Beetle
- Canadian Forest Service (federal) mountain pine beetle website.
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Beetle-Proofing Research in the East Kootenays
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Is it possible to to "beetle proof" a 70 - 100 year old stand by
thinning to 4 - 5m spacing? A long term programme to reduce the susceptibility
of mature lodgepole pine stands was set up in the East Kootenay region
of B.C. in 1992 after the widespread mountain pine beetle outbreak
in the 1980's. The objective was to meet landscape level management
objectives and as part of this, age class 4 and 5 lodgepole pine stands
were thinned to evaluate their ability to withstand future beetle attacks
while preserving wildlife habitat and other management objectives.
See the 5
year evaluation report for a full account of this project. Includes PowerPoint slides.
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CLMA/NFPA Mountain Pine Beetle Emergency Task Force
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In 1998, a serious infestation of mountain pine beetle erupted in
the west central interior. Check this site for a full description
of the current impact of mountain pine beetle and the approaches
to the problem undertaken by the CLMA/NFPA
Mountain Pine Beetle Emergency Task Force.
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Spruce beetle outbreak in the Upper Bowron Valley in the late 1970's
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A reflective account of the spruce beetle outbreak in the Bowron Valley in the late 1970's by Russ Cozens RPF (MSc '84), who played a leading role in pest management during this outbreak, and who is able to share his views on the impact of forestry of the day, and subsequent management recommendations.
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SBexpert for evaluating
the spruce beetle in Alaska, Dendroctonus rufipennis
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A knowledge-based decision support system for spruce beetle management
in Southcentral Alaska - WARNING: zipped files and you will need 15000
KB (15 Meg) of space on your hard drive to execute the SBEXPERT Version
2 install program.
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Elm Disease, Hylurgopinus rufipes
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Basic information needed to implement an Integrated Pest Management program
for Dutch elm disease.
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European
bark beetle, Hylastes opacus (in North America)
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Hylastes opacus Erichson (a European bark beetle) was first detected
in Suffolk County, New York in 1989 ...
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Pine
Shoot Beetle, Tomicus piniperda (in North America)
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The pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda, a serious foreign pest
of pines, was discovered at a Christmas-tree farm near Cleveland in 1992
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Also, see the Canadian Forest Service Exotic Pest Advisory for the Pine Shoot Beetle.
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Southern
Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis (in North America)
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Dr. Scott Salom of the Department of Entomology at Virginia Polytechnic
and State University, has developed and Information Directory on this important
pest of shortleaf and loblolly pines throughout the southeastern United
States. Direct access is provided to SPB Handbooks 558 and 559.
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Spruce
Bark Beetle, Ips typographus (in North America)
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Ips typographus was detected in connection with dunnage at the ports
of Erie, PA in 1993, and Camden, NJ in 1994...
