Ecology of southern pine beetle: a smokeless wildfire on Long Island?

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Ecology of southern pine beetle: a smokeless wildfire on Long Island?"

Transcription

1

2 Ecology of southern pine beetle: a smokeless wildfire on Long Island? Matt Ayres, Carissa Aoki, Jeff Lombardo, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH Brian T. Sullivan, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Pineville LA Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, College Station, TX Dartmouth

3 Southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis

4 e.g., Dendroctonus in North America

5 Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana (2440 km 2 )

6

7 New Jersey Pines, Dec 2010

8 Whitehall Road October 2011 (Bob Williams)

9 Episodic outbreaks No. of infestations TEXAS Year

10 Standardized pheromone trapping survey Ronald Billings, Texas Forest Service 1987

11 Bankhead National Forest, AL: 80 km 2 infested during

12 Bankhead National Forest, AL 80 km 2 infested during ~10,000 truckloads of finished lumber worth $50-80 million Link to Ylioja et al Forest Science.

13 Smokeless wildfires? Whitehall Road October 2011 (Bob Williams)

14 Smokeless wildfires? C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 6CO 2 + 6H 2 0 Whitehall Road October 2011 (Bob Williams)

15 Smokeless wildfires? C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 6CO 2 + 6H 2 0 Episodic and contagious. Kills small to very large tracts of trees. Reduces extent of mature forest. Alters biodiversity. Creates hazard trees. Lowers property values. Reduces recreational opportunities. Destabilizes hydrology. Alters N cycling. Releases stored carbon from ecosystem. Can change forest type (e.g., pines to hardwoods; forest to scrub). Whitehall Road October 2011 (Bob Williams)

16 Smokeless wildfires? C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 6CO 2 + 6H 2 0 United States, : ~81 million acres wildfire (~3x area of New York) ~91 million acres insect and disease mortality (mainly MPB) National Interagency Fire Center Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team htwww.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/idsurvey_*.pdf Whitehall Road October 2011 (Bob Williams)

17 Relevant to: biodiversity, wildlife, recreation aesthetics, conservation biology, fire management, water quality, economics, carbon storage

18 Interspecific competition Specialist predator Fungal interactions Climate Tree defenses Forest management Forest structure Scramble ompetition Abundance Year

19 Aggregation pheromones - Mass attack

20 Tree oleoresin

21 Verbenone Endo-brevicomin Myrtenol

22

23 N = beetle abundance R = per capita population change N R

24

25 Link to dynamic visualization of spot growth

26 Photosynthesis Carbohydrates (g / tree) Secondary metabolism Growth Water or nutrient availability Pete Lorio Growth-differentiation balance hypothesis Loomis 1932, Lorio 1986, Herms and Mattson 1992, Wilkens et al. 1997, Warren et al. 1999, Lombardero et al. 2000

27 Predation Turchin, P., A. D. Taylor, and J. D. Reeve Dynamical role of predators in population cycles of a forest insect: an experimental test. Science 285:

28

29 0.8 Intraspecific competition Probability of survival Eggs / dm 2 Reeve, J. D., D. J. Rhodes, and P. Turchin Scramble competition in southern pine beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Ecol Entomol 23:

30 Oviposition and inoculation

31 Mycangium of D. frontalis Photomicrographs by Stan Barras

32 Mycangium Mutualistic fungus

33

34 Insect fungal interactions Ophiostoma minus & Dendroctonus frontalis Ayres et al Ecology Lombardero et al Ag. & For. Entomol Klepzig et al Symbiosis Lombardero et al Oikos Hofstetter et al., Oecologia, in press

35 O. minus is an antagonist of D. frontalis Outside O. minus bluestain Number of samples Within O. minus bluestain Survival of D. frontalis larvae (%)

36

37 Tarsonemus mites are mutualists with O. minus

38 Link to video Tarsonemus mites

39

40 Tarsonemus krantzi Sporotheca

41 Tarsonemus krantzi Ascospores of O. minus

42 Link to video Other phoretic micro-associates

43 Tarsonemus mites + + Ophiostoma minus - - Mycangial fungi + + D. frontalis + - Pine tree An interaction chain

44 Whitehall Road October 2011 (Bob Williams)

45 Lower lethal temperatures 5 Temperature ( C) SCP = -12 C = LLT -25 Time (min)

46 pupae adults larvae prepupae Lombardero, Ayres, Ayres, Reeve Env. Entomol. Tran, Ylioja, Regniere, Billings, and Ayres. Ecological Applications, 2007

47

48 Southern pine beetle New Jersey

49

50 Jan 8, 2014

51

52

53 Dendroica caerulescens 60 Birds / 64 ha Richard Holmes et al., Dartmouth, Hubbard Brook Forest Dendroctonus frontalis No. of infestations TEXAS Year

54

55 And Ron Billings, Tiina Ylioja, Brian Sullivan Sharon Martinson

56 Carissa Aoki

57 Jeff Lombardo High basal area stand Windspeed (km / h) Low basal area stand Date

58 Becky Niemiec: ecological economics of SPB in The Pinelands Advised by Professor Richard Howarth, Environmental Studies, Dartmouth. Rich s homepage

59 Milo Johnson Link to Milo s blog from The Pinelands

60 Charlie Governali: predators of southern pine beetle

61 Climate Bluestain fungus Predators Tree defenses Forest structure Beetle abundance at time t Beetle abundance at time t+1 Monitoring Suppression Prevention

62 Adaptive management Theoretical model, uncertainty Management challenge Management response System response Repeat as needed

Forest Susceptibility to Southern Pine Beetle in the New Jersey Pinelands Carissa F. Aoki Dartmouth College Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Forest Susceptibility to Southern Pine Beetle in the New Jersey Pinelands Carissa F. Aoki Dartmouth College Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Forest Susceptibility to Southern Pine Beetle in the New Jersey Pinelands Carissa F. Aoki Dartmouth College Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Pinelands Commission Research Series December 17, 2014 Outline

More information

Climatic effects on pestilence and SPS risks? Matt Ayres, Dartmouth College

Climatic effects on pestilence and SPS risks? Matt Ayres, Dartmouth College Climatic effects on pestilence and SPS risks? Matt Ayres, Dartmouth College http://www.dartmouth.edu/~mpayres/ Diabrotica on maize in UK Stem rust on wheat in Kenya Potato blight Cassava mosaic virus Ronald

More information

Southern Pine Beetle Briefing

Southern Pine Beetle Briefing Southern Pine Beetle Briefing NJ Pinelands Commission 15 Springfield Road New Lisbon, NJ June 10, 2011 www.southernpinebeetle.nj.gov History (Dendroctonus frontalis) Active populations for decades in Southeastern

More information

The Southern Pine Beetle: Kier D. Klepzig, USDA Forest Service

The Southern Pine Beetle: Kier D. Klepzig, USDA Forest Service The Southern Pine Beetle: Biology and Tree Protection Kier D. Klepzig, USDA Forest Service Impacts of SPB Tree defense against SPB Resin comes out Chemical defenses kick in Are fungi important? They mite

More information

Southern Pine Beetle Ecology: Populations within Stands

Southern Pine Beetle Ecology: Populations within Stands 5 Southern Pine Beetle Ecology: Populations within Stands Matthew P. Ayres, 1 Sharon J. Martinson, 2 and Nicholas A. Friedenberg 3 1 Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences,

More information

Forest Health: Context for contemplating the role of biotechnology to enhance forest health

Forest Health: Context for contemplating the role of biotechnology to enhance forest health Forest Health: Context for contemplating the role of biotechnology to enhance forest health Kimberly F. Wallin, PhD Associate Research Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs University

More information

The Southern Pine Beetle

The Southern Pine Beetle The Southern Pine Beetle Perspective Biology Symbioses Dynamics Management Jiri Hulcr Perspective Bark beetles Perspective Bark beetles mass attack Perspective Bark beetles The Mountain Pine Beetle British

More information

2015 Florida Southern Pine Beetle Forecast

2015 Florida Southern Pine Beetle Forecast 2015 Florida Southern Pine Beetle Forecast Anthony Ayers, OPS Forester and Christopher Pearce, Survey Coordinator Florida Forest Service, Forest Health Section Summary A pheromone trap survey was conducted

More information

Invasive Species: an overview. Field Biology October 18, Carrie Brown-Lima Director, NYISRI Cornell University

Invasive Species: an overview. Field Biology October 18, Carrie Brown-Lima Director, NYISRI Cornell University Invasive Species: an overview Field Biology October 18, 2016 Carrie Brown-Lima Director, NYISRI Cornell University cjb37@cornell.edu The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants 1958 Charles S. Elton

More information

USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry

USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry NA-FR-01-94 HOW to Manage Jack Pine to Reduce Damage From Jack Pine Budworm Deborah G. McCullough, Steven Katovich, Robert L. Heyd, and Shane

More information

ABSTRACT. The southern pine beetle (SPB, Dendroctonous frontalis Zimmerman) is a major pest

ABSTRACT. The southern pine beetle (SPB, Dendroctonous frontalis Zimmerman) is a major pest ABSTRACT GARDNER, MICAH JOHN. Development of Southern Pine Beetles (Dendroctonous frontalis Zimmerman) in White Pine (Pinus strobus), a Non-Traditional Host. (Under the direction of Fred Hain.) The southern

More information

Synergies, feedbacks and tipping points: mountain pine beetle s rapid range expansion threatens invasion of North American boreal pine forests

Synergies, feedbacks and tipping points: mountain pine beetle s rapid range expansion threatens invasion of North American boreal pine forests Synergies, feedbacks and tipping points: mountain pine beetle s rapid range expansion threatens invasion of North American boreal pine forests Allan L. Carroll The University of British Columbia Department

More information

Where the Maxilla Meets the Meristem: An Examination of How Bark Beetles Kill Ponderosa Pine in Northern Arizona. By Stephen James Burr

Where the Maxilla Meets the Meristem: An Examination of How Bark Beetles Kill Ponderosa Pine in Northern Arizona. By Stephen James Burr Where the Maxilla Meets the Meristem: An Examination of How Bark Beetles Kill Ponderosa Pine in Northern Arizona By Stephen James Burr Acknowledgements Dissertation Committee Thomas Kolb, Ph.D. Richard

More information

The forest beetles. you need to know about. The Southern Pine Beetle. Perspective Bark beetles Perspective Bark beetles

The forest beetles. you need to know about. The Southern Pine Beetle. Perspective Bark beetles Perspective Bark beetles The forest beetles The Southern Pine Beetle you need to know about The Southern Pine Beetle Ambrosia beetles Jiri Hulcr Jiri Hulcr Perspective Bark beetles Perspective Bark beetles There are about a) 5

More information

Mountain Pine Beetle-Host Tree Interactions in Alberta. Nadir Erbilgin and Maya Evenden

Mountain Pine Beetle-Host Tree Interactions in Alberta. Nadir Erbilgin and Maya Evenden Mountain Pine Beetle-Host Tree Interactions in Alberta Nadir Erbilgin and Maya Evenden Mountain Pine Beetle-Host Tree Interactions in Alberta (Part I) The Tree Is Jack Pine A Suitable Host Tree? Nadir

More information

Bark Beetles (Continued)

Bark Beetles (Continued) Bark Beetles (Continued) The Southern Pine Beetle (D. frontalis) A huge scourge of all species of southern pines; Ranges from the NJ pine barrens to Nicaragua; In the American Southern Pine Region it completes

More information

2015 Insect and Disease Update for Rocky Mountain. Region

2015 Insect and Disease Update for Rocky Mountain. Region 2015 Insect and Disease Update for Rocky Mountain Bob Cain USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry and Tribal Relations Forest Health Protection Region Mountain Pine Beetle Spruce beetle Douglas-fir

More information

Aggregation Behavior of Dendroctonus ponderosae and. other Bark Beetles

Aggregation Behavior of Dendroctonus ponderosae and. other Bark Beetles Colorado State University Aggregation Behavior of Dendroctonus ponderosae and other Bark Beetles 3-29-07 Mary F Adams, MA NSF GK12 Fellow Mary.Adams@colostate.edu Telegoddess@hotmail.com Abstract The Mountain

More information

Southern Pine Beetle (SPB)

Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) SPB is the most destructive pest of pine forests in the South. SPB outbreaks are cyclic, with peaks usually every 6-9 years. Multiple-tree infestations (spots) may expand rapidly

More information

Forest Health Evaluation. Southern Pine Beetle Infestations. Southern New Jersey

Forest Health Evaluation. Southern Pine Beetle Infestations. Southern New Jersey Forest Health Evaluation Of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations In Southern New Jersey (2002 - Year 1) November 12, 2002* New Jersey Forest Service http://www.state.nj.us/dep/forestry/service/njfs_spb.html

More information

Errata to Activity: The Impact of Climate Change on the Mountain Pine Beetle and Westerns Forests

Errata to Activity: The Impact of Climate Change on the Mountain Pine Beetle and Westerns Forests Errata to Activity: The Impact of Climate Change on the Mountain Pine Beetle and Westerns Forests Under Internet Resources Needed Fifth bullet, correct URL is: http://www.barkbeetles.org/mountain/fidl2.htm

More information

PEST MANAGEMENT REPORT NUMBER 7. Smithers, B.C., Forests

PEST MANAGEMENT REPORT NUMBER 7. Smithers, B.C., Forests . ~~ Forests Honourable J.H. Heinrich Minister AMMAN, Gene D.. Dynamics of 1-year and 2-year life cycle populations MOUNTAIN PINE (,~ BEETLE SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS Smithers, B.C., 1985 PEST MANAGEMENT REPORT

More information

Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle into Northeastern Forests: Management and Impact of a Primary Bark Beetle in a New Region

Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle into Northeastern Forests: Management and Impact of a Primary Bark Beetle in a New Region REVIEW ARTICLE J. For. 116(2):178 191 doi: 10.1093/jofore/fvx009 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of American Foresters 2018. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s)

More information

Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle into Northeastern Forests: Management and Impact of a Primary Bark Beetle in a New Region

Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle into Northeastern Forests: Management and Impact of a Primary Bark Beetle in a New Region REVIEW ARTICLE J. For. 116(2):178 191 doi: 10.1093/jofore/fvx009 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of American Foresters 2018. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s)

More information

Implications of Population Phases on the Integrated Pest Management of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis

Implications of Population Phases on the Integrated Pest Management of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Implications of Population Phases on the Integrated Pest Management of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Stephen Clarke 1 USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, 2221 N Raguet Street,

More information

Mississippi Forest Health Highlights

Mississippi Forest Health Highlights Mississippi 2017 Forest Health Highlights The Resource Mississippi s forests cover 19.9 million acres, more than 65% of the state s land area. Some 13.1 million acres of the states forested land is in

More information

Written and Prepared by Lisa Mason and Ingrid Aguayo Illustrated by Mary Ann Bonnell

Written and Prepared by Lisa Mason and Ingrid Aguayo Illustrated by Mary Ann Bonnell The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service is to provide for the stewardship of forest resources and to reduce related risks to life, property and the environment for the benefit of present and future

More information

Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle and White Pine Blister Rust in White Bark Pine on the Helena National Forest

Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle and White Pine Blister Rust in White Bark Pine on the Helena National Forest Numbered Report 06-05 March 2006 Mapping Mountain Beetle and White Blister Rust in White Bark on the Helena National Forest Introduction Nancy Sturdevant, Entomologist USDA Forest Service, Forest Health

More information

Managing Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Attacking Urban And Shelterbelt Trees In Montana. Signs And Symptoms Of Mountain Pine Beetle Attack

Managing Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Attacking Urban And Shelterbelt Trees In Montana. Signs And Symptoms Of Mountain Pine Beetle Attack Managing Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Attacking Urban And Shelterbelt Trees In Montana 1) Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of MPB attack. Evaluate the degree of risk to pine trees on your property.

More information

SPLAT Verb: A New Player in the Field of Semiochemical Control for Bark Beetles

SPLAT Verb: A New Player in the Field of Semiochemical Control for Bark Beetles SPLAT Verb: A New Player in the Field of Semiochemical Control for Bark Beetles Christopher J. Fettig 1, Leif A. Mortenson 1, Robert A. Progar 1, A. Steven Munson 2, Beverly M. Bulaon 2, Daniel R. Cluck

More information

ABSTRACT. The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) is a native pest of pine

ABSTRACT. The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) is a native pest of pine ABSTRACT NAUMANN, NATHANIEL BROOKE. An Economic Assessment of Stand-Level Treatments for Southern Pine Beetle Prevention. (Under the direction of Dr. Bronson P. Bullock and Dr. Karen L. Abt.) The Southern

More information

Verbenone Use Guidelines Alberta Sustainable Resource Development April 2010

Verbenone Use Guidelines Alberta Sustainable Resource Development April 2010 Verbenone Use Guidelines Alberta Sustainable Resource Development April 2010 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Effectiveness 3. Deployment Instructions 4. Additional Management Tips 5. Regulations for

More information

Emerald Ash Borer in Manitoba

Emerald Ash Borer in Manitoba Content taken from Manitoba Government website: http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/forestry/health/eab_2014.html Emerald Ash Borer in Manitoba Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is a highly destructive

More information

Forest Service funding and an overview of pine mortality in California

Forest Service funding and an overview of pine mortality in California Forest Service funding and an overview of pine mortality in California Andrea Hefty, PhD, Forest Entomologist Forest Health Protection, Southern California Shared Service Area November 2, 2017 The Cooperative

More information

The biology and management of bark beetles in old growth pine forests of Itasca State Park

The biology and management of bark beetles in old growth pine forests of Itasca State Park The biology and management of bark beetles in old growth pine forests of Itasca State Park Matthew P. Ayres, María J. Lombardero, Bruce D. Ayres, Alice M. Shumate, and Alyson E. Santoro Executive summary

More information

Bark Beetles in California: Are your trees susceptible? Danny Cluck Forest Entomologist US Forest Service Forest Health Protection

Bark Beetles in California: Are your trees susceptible? Danny Cluck Forest Entomologist US Forest Service Forest Health Protection Bark Beetles in California: Are your trees susceptible? Danny Cluck Forest Entomologist US Forest Service Forest Health Protection Bark Beetles vs. Wood Boring Beetles Bark beetles The most important group

More information

Interactions Among Scolytid Bark Beetles, Their Associated Fungi, and Live Host Conifers

Interactions Among Scolytid Bark Beetles, Their Associated Fungi, and Live Host Conifers Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU The Bark Beetles, Fuels, and Fire Bibliography Quinney Natural Resources Research Library, S.J. and Jessie E. 1997 Interactions Among Scolytid Bark Beetles, Their

More information

Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) 1

Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) 1 EENY-176 Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) 1 James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, and Thomas R. Fasulo 2 Introduction The southern pine

More information

Evaluation of Multiple Funnel Traps and Stand Characteristics for Estimating Western Pine Beetlecaused

Evaluation of Multiple Funnel Traps and Stand Characteristics for Estimating Western Pine Beetlecaused Evaluation of Multiple Funnel Traps and Stand Characteristics for Estimating Western Pine Beetlecaused Tree Mortality Christopher Hayes 1, Christopher Fettig 1, and Laura D. Merrill 2 1 Sierra Nevada Research

More information

Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemiology in Lodgepole Pine

Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemiology in Lodgepole Pine Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemiology in Lodgepole Pine Les Safranyik Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria BC V8Z 1M5 Abstract The following

More information

NEW JERSEY. The Resource. Forest Land Ownership (MD) Forest Land Ownership (OH) Forest Health Programs

NEW JERSEY. The Resource. Forest Land Ownership (MD) Forest Land Ownership (OH) Forest Health Programs 2011 Foresthighlights Health NEW JERSEY The Resource New Jersey is the most densely populated State in the Nation, yet its forests cover approximately 2 million acres (42 percent) of the State s 4.1 million

More information

Native Bark Beetles in the Western United States: Who, Where, and Why

Native Bark Beetles in the Western United States: Who, Where, and Why Native Bark Beetles in the Western United States: Who, Where, and Why Barbara J. Bentz Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service Logan, UT Photo Ryan Bracewell Forest and Woodland Ecosystem Research

More information

SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PHEROMONE TRAPPING REPORT, 2018

SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PHEROMONE TRAPPING REPORT, 2018 SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PHEROMONE TRAPPING REPORT, 2018 1 The SCFC insect and disease staff discovered this southern pine beetle spot in Oconee County in September. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southern pine beetle

More information

Current Issue Challenge: Invasive Species Impacts on New Hampshire

Current Issue Challenge: Invasive Species Impacts on New Hampshire New Hampshire ENVIROTHON 2016 Current Issue Challenge: Invasive Species Impacts on New Hampshire Introduction An invasive alien species is one that is not native to the ecosystem under consideration and

More information

Wildfire Damage Assessment for the West Mims Fire By: Chip Bates Forest Health Coordinator, Georgia Forestry Commission

Wildfire Damage Assessment for the West Mims Fire By: Chip Bates Forest Health Coordinator, Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Damage Assessment for the West Mims Fire By: Chip Bates Forest Health Coordinator, Georgia Forestry Commission Background: On April 6, 2017, a lightning-caused wildfire began approximately seven

More information

Bark Beetles, Fire and Fuels Management Treatments CHRISTOPHER J. FETTIG PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION

Bark Beetles, Fire and Fuels Management Treatments CHRISTOPHER J. FETTIG PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION Bark Beetles, Fire and Fuels Management Treatments CHRISTOPHER J. FETTIG PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION California Forest Pest Council Woodland, CA 2008 Two Issues Effects of fuels management treatments,

More information

Guide to Bark Beetles Affecting Ponderosa Pine Trees Detection and Management

Guide to Bark Beetles Affecting Ponderosa Pine Trees Detection and Management Guide to Bark Beetles Affecting Ponderosa Pine Trees Detection and Management Bark beetles kill more trees in B.C. than any other insect group. There are 2 main species of bark beetles that may cause tree

More information

Effects of a Commercial Chitosan Formulation on Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae} Resistance Parameters in Loblolly Pine 1

Effects of a Commercial Chitosan Formulation on Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae} Resistance Parameters in Loblolly Pine 1 Effects of a Commercial Chitosan Formulation on Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae} Resistance Parameters in Loblolly Pine 1 K. D. Klepzig 2 and B. L. Strom 3 J. Entomol. Sci. 46(2): 124-134 (April2011)

More information

Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) 1

Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) 1 EENY-176 Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) 1 James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, and Thomas R. Fasulo 2 Introduction The

More information

Bark Beetle Infestations and Water Stress

Bark Beetle Infestations and Water Stress Emily Buirkle Ridgewood High School Intel Science Talent Search Article Bark Beetle Infestations and Water Stress Personal section: The effects of Global Warming gain added reality as we watch images of

More information

The Mountain Pine Beetle: Scope of the Problem and Key Issues in Alberta

The Mountain Pine Beetle: Scope of the Problem and Key Issues in Alberta The Mountain Pine Beetle: Scope of the Problem and Key Issues in Alberta Hideji Ono Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Public Lands and Forests Division, 9920 108 Street, Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4 Abstract

More information

EMERALD ASH BORER IN SOUTH CAROLINA

EMERALD ASH BORER IN SOUTH CAROLINA EMERALD ASH BORER IN SOUTH CAROLINA EMERALD ASH BORER DETECTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA The emerald ash borer (EAB), a beetle pest that has devastated ash trees throughout the midwestern and eastern United States,

More information

First Detector Training EMERALD ASH BORER MONITORING & MANAGEMENT

First Detector Training EMERALD ASH BORER MONITORING & MANAGEMENT First Detector Training EMERALD ASH BORER MONITORING & MANAGEMENT EAB Module 2 Module Objectives The purpose of this module is to review the biology and ecology of an exotic, invasive tree pest called

More information

Bark Beetle Mass Attack Literature Review

Bark Beetle Mass Attack Literature Review Bark Beetle Mass Attack Literature Review Tara Costanzo treesandbugs@gmail.com 19 April 2011 Insect Behavior BSPM 507 Prof. Lou Bjostad Abstract A bark beetle s life cycle begins with hatching from an

More information

Western Spruce Budworm Management Strategies

Western Spruce Budworm Management Strategies Western Spruce Budworm Management Strategies Introduction The western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) is a very destructive native defoliator of western coniferous forests, which periodically

More information

KAMLOOPS FOREST REGION. Strategies and Tactics for Managing. The Mountain Pine Beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae

KAMLOOPS FOREST REGION. Strategies and Tactics for Managing. The Mountain Pine Beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae KAMLOOPS FOREST REGION Strategies and Tactics for Managing The Mountain Pine Beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae I. LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae

More information

SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PHEROMONE TRAPPING REPORT, 2017

SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PHEROMONE TRAPPING REPORT, 2017 SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PHEROMONE TRAPPING REPORT, 2017 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Photo by Erich G. Vallery (USDA Forest Service - SRS-4552, Bugwood.org) SPB is one of the most destructive insects to southern yellow

More information

Southern Pine Beetle and Fire in Wilderness Areas: The Kisatchie Hills Wilderness, Kisatchie National Forest

Southern Pine Beetle and Fire in Wilderness Areas: The Kisatchie Hills Wilderness, Kisatchie National Forest Stephen F. Austin State University SFA ScholarWorks Faculty Publications Forestry 1988 Southern Pine Beetle and Fire in Wilderness Areas: The Kisatchie Hills Wilderness, Kisatchie National Forest David

More information

Ecology and Management of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Southern Pine Forests

Ecology and Management of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Southern Pine Forests Ecology and Management of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Southern Pine Forests T. D. Schowalter 1 1 Corresponding author, e-mail: tschowalter@agcenter.lsu.edu. J. Integ. Pest Mngmt.

More information

Mountain Pine Beetle Management in Canada s Mountain National Parks

Mountain Pine Beetle Management in Canada s Mountain National Parks Mountain Pine Beetle Management in Canada s Mountain National Parks Dave Dalman Ecosystem Secretariat Manager, Banff National Park of Canada, Banff Field Unit, Box 900, Banff, AB T1L 1K2 Abstract Coordinated

More information

Working Together British Columbia s Spruce Beetle Mitigation Strategy

Working Together British Columbia s Spruce Beetle Mitigation Strategy Working Together British Columbia s Spruce Beetle Mitigation Strategy December 2016 CONTENTS Introduction 1 Spruce beetle biology 3 Overall priorities of the strategy 5 Co-ordinate effective planning and

More information

Impacts & patterns of recent bark beetle outbreaks in the Southwest

Impacts & patterns of recent bark beetle outbreaks in the Southwest Impacts & patterns of recent bark beetle outbreaks in the Southwest Joel McMillin USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection Flagstaff, Arizona USFS Prescott NF Pre-2000 ponderosa pine forests in SW

More information

VERMONT. Forest Health Programs in the Northeast. Forest Resource Summary. Forest Land Ownership

VERMONT. Forest Health Programs in the Northeast. Forest Resource Summary. Forest Land Ownership 2008 Foresthighlights Health VERMONT Forest Resource Summary Vermont s forests, which encompass 4.6 million acres, offer valuable ecological, economic, and social benefits. Healthy forests are resilient

More information

Q&A: Omineca spruce beetle outbreak May 4, 2018

Q&A: Omineca spruce beetle outbreak May 4, 2018 Q&A: Omineca spruce beetle outbreak May 4, 2018 Q. How big is this outbreak? What kind of impact has it had so far? The most recent provincial aerial overview survey was completed in fall 2017 and found

More information

Duke Forest s Least Wanted List. Invasive plants, forest pests and pathogens

Duke Forest s Least Wanted List. Invasive plants, forest pests and pathogens Duke Forest s Least Wanted List Invasive plants, forest pests and pathogens Duke Forest Annual Gathering November 13, 2014 Perpetrators: Forest Pests: Native or non-native insects that pose a threat to

More information

6.3 DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE ATTACK AND TREE MORTALITY FOLLOWING WILDFIRE Sharon M. Hood 1 *, Barbara Bentz 2, and Kevin C. Ryan 1.

6.3 DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE ATTACK AND TREE MORTALITY FOLLOWING WILDFIRE Sharon M. Hood 1 *, Barbara Bentz 2, and Kevin C. Ryan 1. 6.3 DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE ATTACK AND TREE MORTALITY FOLLOWING WILIRE Sharon M. Hood 1 *, Barbara Bentz 2, and Kevin C. Ryan 1. 1 USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory,

More information

Whitebark Pine Ecosystems Keystone Upper Subalpine Forest

Whitebark Pine Ecosystems Keystone Upper Subalpine Forest Whitebark Pine Ecosystems Keystone Upper Subalpine Forest Delays snowmelt; regulates runoff Provides critical high - elevation habitat Unique plant communities add to landscape diversity Provides important

More information

Estimating the Economic Value of Recreation Losses in Rocky Mountain National Park Due to a Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak

Estimating the Economic Value of Recreation Losses in Rocky Mountain National Park Due to a Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak Estimating the Economic Value of Recreation Losses in Rocky Mountain National Park Due to a Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak Randall S. Rosenberger 1, Lauren A. Bell 2, Patricia A. Champ 3, and Eric M. White

More information

A Year in the Life of a. By: Buford the Mountain Pine Beetle

A Year in the Life of a. By: Buford the Mountain Pine Beetle A Year in the Life of a By: Buford the Mountain Pine Beetle The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service is to provide for the stewardship of forest resources and to reduce related risks to life,

More information

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Dr. Mahesha H B Associate Professor and Head Department of Sericulture Yuvaraja s College University of Mysore, Mysuru, India 1 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)is an ecosystem-based

More information

M O U N TA I N P I N E B E E T L E

M O U N TA I N P I N E B E E T L E M O U N TA I N P I N E B E E T L E MANAGEMENT STRATEGY December 2007 ISBN No. 978-0-7785-6545-1 (Printed Edition) ISBN No. 978-0-7785-6546-8 (On-line Edition) Pub No. T/154 Alberta Sustainable Resource

More information

Mountain Pine Bettle Infestation: Cycling and Succession in Lodgepole Pine Forest

Mountain Pine Bettle Infestation: Cycling and Succession in Lodgepole Pine Forest University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report Volume 4 4th Annual Report, 1980 Article 25 1-1-1980 Mountain Pine Bettle Infestation: Cycling and Succession in Lodgepole Pine

More information

INCIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE. ABANDONED GALLERIES IN LODGEPOLE PINEl. Gene D. Amman 2 ABSTRACT

INCIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE. ABANDONED GALLERIES IN LODGEPOLE PINEl. Gene D. Amman 2 ABSTRACT February 198 INCIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE ABANDONED GALLERIES IN LODGEPOLE PINEl Gene D. Amman 2 ABSTRACT Individual pines have lower densities of attack by mountain pine beetles and a percentage

More information

FOREST ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

FOREST ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ile FOREST ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION USDA FOREST SERVICE NORTHERN REGION State & Private Forestry Missoula, MT 59801 g s20212,_ Au 4\ C1.4-150 Domio',1 LIBRA,, of, OREGON STATE C,0 69.ellNIVER5STY '93* Z

More information

MARYLAND. Forest Resource Summary. Forest Health Programs

MARYLAND. Forest Resource Summary. Forest Health Programs 2014 Foresthighlights Health MARYLAND Forest Resource Summary Maryland occupies a land area of 6,264,876 acres. Forest land comprises 2,709,062 acres, of which 72 percent is privately owned. Healthy, productive

More information

Forest Health for: K-7

Forest Health for: K-7 Forest Health for: K-7 A general forest health lesson plan (Produced to accompany the Market Outreach Mountain Pine Beetle Package) 2005 Developed by: Debbie Sluggett, Educational Liaison Bell Pole, Tolko,

More information

Vestal Project Proposed Action Hell Canyon Ranger District Black Hills National Forest April 2011

Vestal Project Proposed Action Hell Canyon Ranger District Black Hills National Forest April 2011 Vestal Project Proposed Action Hell Canyon Ranger District Black Hills National Forest April 2011 Introduction: The Vestal Project area is located surrounding the city of Custer, South Dakota within Custer

More information

Pines, Drought, & Bark beetle complex in Mariposa and Madera Counties. Beverly M. Bulaon USDA Forest Service South Sierra Shared Service Area

Pines, Drought, & Bark beetle complex in Mariposa and Madera Counties. Beverly M. Bulaon USDA Forest Service South Sierra Shared Service Area Pines, Drought, & Bark beetle complex in Mariposa and Madera Counties Beverly M. Bulaon USDA Forest Service South Sierra Shared Service Area PDSI: Palmer Drought Severity Index is a measurement of dryness

More information

Subalpine Forests: Wildfire, Bark Beetle Outbreaks, and Recent Climate Variation

Subalpine Forests: Wildfire, Bark Beetle Outbreaks, and Recent Climate Variation Subalpine Forests: Wildfire, Bark Beetle Outbreaks, and Recent Climate Variation Focus on ecological causes and consequences of trends in fire and bark beetle outbreaks in northern Colorado subalpine forests?

More information

Abiotic and Biotic Factors. Presented by Kesler Science

Abiotic and Biotic Factors. Presented by Kesler Science Abiotic and Biotic Factors Presented by Kesler Science Essential Questions: 1. What are the biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem? 2. How do organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and compete

More information

Forest Health. highlights NEW YORK. Forest Resource Summary. Aerial Surveys. Forest Land Ownership in New York, 2012

Forest Health. highlights NEW YORK. Forest Resource Summary. Aerial Surveys. Forest Land Ownership in New York, 2012 2015 Forest Health NEW YORK highlights Forest Resource Summary New York s forests are 75 percent privately owned. The remaining 25 percent is in public ownership, of which the State owns 21 percent, mostly

More information

British Columbia s Carbon Tax Shift: A Template For the World. Tom Pedersen, University of Victoria and Stewart Elgie, University of Ottawa

British Columbia s Carbon Tax Shift: A Template For the World. Tom Pedersen, University of Victoria and Stewart Elgie, University of Ottawa British Columbia s Carbon Tax Shift: A Template For the World Tom Pedersen, University of Victoria and Stewart Elgie, University of Ottawa!5 th Conference on Environmental Taxation, Copenhagen, September,

More information

As of 2000, 51% of Basin forests were between 21 and 140 years old, 37% older than 140 years, and 12% younger than 20 years. 1

As of 2000, 51% of Basin forests were between 21 and 140 years old, 37% older than 140 years, and 12% younger than 20 years. 1 2006 STATE OF THE FRASER BASIN REPORT SUSTAINABILITY SNAPSHOT 3 - Inspiring Action Forests & Forestry SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS Forest covers more than 17 million hectares (75%) of the Fraser Basin, providing

More information

Oklahoma. Forest Health Highlights 2015

Oklahoma. Forest Health Highlights 2015 Oklahoma Forest Health Highlights 2015 The Resource Oklahoma s forests cover 12 million acres, about 25% of the state s land area. Some 6.9 million acres of the states forested land is in nonindustrial

More information

Biology and Control. of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Technology Transfer Non-native Pest. Nathan P. Havill Lígia C. Vieira Scott M.

Biology and Control. of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Technology Transfer Non-native Pest. Nathan P. Havill Lígia C. Vieira Scott M. United States Department of Agriculture Technology Transfer Non-native Pest Biology and Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Nathan P. Havill Lígia C. Vieira Scott M. Salom Forest Health Technology Enterprise

More information

2016 Wyoming Forest Health Highlights

2016 Wyoming Forest Health Highlights 2016 Wyoming Forest Health Highlights Figure 1. Orange trees toward bottom right indicate ponderosa pine mortality caused by bark beetles in the Black Hills of Wyoming. While mountain pine beetle has affected

More information

NATIONAL FOREST WEEK 2005 FOREST HEALTH

NATIONAL FOREST WEEK 2005 FOREST HEALTH NATIONAL FOREST WEEK 2005 FOREST HEALTH KIT CONTENTS: 1. Lesson Plan (7 pages) 2. Overheads: #1 Armillaria Root Rot #2 White Pine Blister Rust #3 Insect Body Parts and Life Cycle #4a Defoliators #4b Defoliator

More information

Potentials of Nanotechnology Application in Forest Protection

Potentials of Nanotechnology Application in Forest Protection Urban Forestry Program - Research Publication Circulation Title: Potentials of Nanotechnology Application in Forest Protection Author: Yadong, Qi*, Kun Lian, Qinglin Wu, Yongsheng Li, Michaela Danzy, Roger

More information

Forest Health Protection

Forest Health Protection USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Forest Health Protection October, 2007 Produce Graphics for Whitebark Pine Educational Display at Montana Natural History Center Background The need for whitebark

More information

2013 Cannon Envirothon Forestry Test 2 nd Draft - 9/12 55 questions 100 points

2013 Cannon Envirothon Forestry Test 2 nd Draft - 9/12 55 questions 100 points 2013 Cannon Envirothon Forestry Test 2 nd Draft - 9/12 55 questions 100 points 1. What is the name of a group of beneficial fungi that grows in association with tree roots aiding in nutrient uptake? Mycorrhizae,

More information

Report 01-5 March DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE POPULATION ASSESSMENT IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORESTS, 2000 Sandra Kegley and Tim McConnell.

Report 01-5 March DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE POPULATION ASSESSMENT IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORESTS, 2000 Sandra Kegley and Tim McConnell. -7.1= SD 144.M9 0111 A3 4111. no. 01-5 Report 01-5 March 2001 DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE POPULATION ASSESSMENT IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORESTS, 2000 Sandra Kegley and Tim McConnell Introduction This report documents

More information

PALM PLANET Can we have tropical forests and our palm oil too?

PALM PLANET Can we have tropical forests and our palm oil too? CHAPTER 12 BIODIVERSITY PALM PLANET Can we have tropical forests and our palm oil too? 12 PALM PLANET Can we have tropical forests and our palm oil too? Biodiversity on our planet is our greatest asset.

More information

Mountain Pine Beetle

Mountain Pine Beetle Mountain Pine Beetle Pest-free wood products from a devastated forest Dr. Eric Allen Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service CPM-06 Rome, Italy March 17, 2011 Today s talk: Review of Mountain

More information

THE ROLE OF BIOCONTROL OF EMERALD ASH BORER

THE ROLE OF BIOCONTROL OF EMERALD ASH BORER FHAAST-2017-02 November 2017 THE ROLE OF BIOCONTROL OF EMERALD ASH BORER IN PROTECTING ASH REGENERATION AFTER INVASION Jian J. Duan1 Roy G. Van Driesche2 Leah S. Bauer3 Richard Reardon4 Juli Gould5 Joseph

More information

The Scope of Ecology *

The Scope of Ecology * OpenStax-CNX module: m66903 1 The Scope of Ecology * Robert Bear Based on The Scope of Ecology by OpenStax This work is produced by OpenStax-CNX and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License

More information

Forest Pest Management

Forest Pest Management Forest Pest Management 3450 Report No 87-4 February 1987 MORTALITY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LABORATORY REARED DOUGLAS-FIR TUSSOCK MOTH LARVAE: A CASE STUDY by Sandra J. Gast and Kenneth E. Gibson ABSTRACT.

More information

Marten Update in Oregon

Marten Update in Oregon Marten Update in Oregon Katie Moriarty kmoriarty02@fs.fed.us 1 Postdoctoral Research Wildlife Biologist, Pacific Northwest Research Station Certified Wildlife Biologist Mark Linnell, Taal Levi, Charlotte

More information

Forest Health Protection Priorities

Forest Health Protection Priorities Forest Health Protection Priorities in the US Forest Service Continental Dialogue November, 2016 Indianapolis, IN Rick Cooksey US Forest Service Washington, DC Forest Health Protection Outline -> Forest

More information

CLIMATE CHANGE AND NEW ENGLAND FORESTS

CLIMATE CHANGE AND NEW ENGLAND FORESTS CLIMATE CHANGE AND NEW ENGLAND FORESTS Maria Janowiak Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science USDA Forest Service Climate Change Response Framework www.forestadaptation.org Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability

More information

Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 2

Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 2 Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 2 Revised May 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Introduction The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

More information