Investigating the effectiveness of Mountain Pine Beetle mitigation strategies

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-165

  Coops, Nicholas C ^a   Timko, Joleen A ^a   Wulder, Michael A ^b   White, Joanne C ^b   Ortlepp, Stephanie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attractant; Evaluation typology; Insect; Insecticide; Mitigation; Monitoring; Mountain Pine Beetle; Prescribed burn; Remote sensing; Silvicultural treatment

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INSECTICIDE; MITIGATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; PARASITE INFESTATION; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; PEST SPECIES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SILVICULTURE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HEXAPODA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 41549161584     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870701805737     Document Type: Review

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