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Behavior Of The Southern Pine Beetle On The Bark Of Host Trees During Mass Attack, Jack E. Coster, W.D. Bunt, P.C. Johnson
Behavior Of The Southern Pine Beetle On The Bark Of Host Trees During Mass Attack, Jack E. Coster, W.D. Bunt, P.C. Johnson
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Twenty-two percent of the southern pine beetles, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), that landed on the bark during the 1st 4 days of mass attack in East Texas, eventually entered the tree. Other beetles either flew away (43%), dropped off the host (32%), or were eaten (2%). No significant difference in searching time or distance traveled was found for day of attack or beetle sex. Males spent significantly less total time on the bark than females.
Spatial Distribution Of Flying Southern Pine Beetle (Coleoptera:Scolytidae) And The Predator Thanasunus Dubius (Coleoptera:Cleridae), Jack E. Coster, Paul C. Johnson, Reed J. Reeve
Spatial Distribution Of Flying Southern Pine Beetle (Coleoptera:Scolytidae) And The Predator Thanasunus Dubius (Coleoptera:Cleridae), Jack E. Coster, Paul C. Johnson, Reed J. Reeve
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Spatial dispersion patterns of flying southern pine beetles, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm., and the clerid predator Thanasimus dubius (F.) were determined within 3 natural infestations of southern pine beetle (SPB) in eastern Texas using grids of sticky traps. There was significant positive association of the 2 insects throughout the trapping grids, although aerial population densities of the clerid were inversely related to aerial densities of SPB. Aggregation patterns were quantified using the index of patchiness (lP) and the regressions of mean crowding (m) on mean density (m). Both methods showed a highly clumped pattern for both beetle species. SPB density in …
Characterization Of Grand Fir Colonized By Nosodenron Californicum Horn (Coleoptera: Nosodendridae), David Kulhavy
Characterization Of Grand Fir Colonized By Nosodenron Californicum Horn (Coleoptera: Nosodendridae), David Kulhavy
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In two 50-hectare forested areas in a Thuja plicata/Pachistima myrsinites habitat type, 52 grand firs, Abies grandis (Douglas) Lindley, hosts of Nosodendron californicum Horn, were located. Trees colonized by N. 'califomicum averaged 40.6 min height, 115 years in age and 59.5 em in diameter. Average elevation was 906.8 m.
Outlook For Timber From Mississippi’S Private Nonindustrial Forests, Steven H. Bullard, G. H. Weaver
Outlook For Timber From Mississippi’S Private Nonindustrial Forests, Steven H. Bullard, G. H. Weaver
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Forestry is the dominant land use in Mississippi. Fifty-five percent of the State's total land base is commercial forest and 73 percent of this is held by private nonindustrial owners. The estimated timber harvest value for 1979 was over $550 million. Forest products were second only to soybeans in value in Mississippi's agricultural and forestry crops. The 1979 value is the fourth consecutive record harvest and represents increases in both harvest volume and product prices.