Forest Insect- and Disease-caused Impacts to Timber Resources of West-central Canada, 1988-1992


Book Description

Describes the impacts caused by major forest insects (defoliators and bark beetles) and diseases (excluding those caused by fungi) to the timber resources of the Prairie Provinces and Northwest Territories in terms of wood volume losses due to tree mortality and growth reduction for the 1988-92 period. Most impacts were calculated using an automated system based on defoliation or infestation maps produced by geographic information systems and related inventory data. Results are presented for losses due to the following: spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana), jack pine budworm (C. pinus pinus), forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria), large aspen tortrix (C. conflictana), bruce spanworm (Operophtera bruceata), mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), spruce beetle (D. rufipennis), Douglas-fir beetle (D. pseudotsugae), Lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum), and wood decay.







Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories in 1989 and Predictions for 1990


Book Description

Forest pest conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories during 1989 are summarized and some predictions of infestation status are given for 1990. Eleven major pests are discussed, and additional noteworthy insects, diseases, and tree damage agents are reported in a table. Results of surveys for acid rain symptoms and pests and damage incidence in nurseries and plantations are also reported.




Forest Insect Pests in Canada


Book Description

The papers presented in this book cover the range of forest insect pest management activities in Canada. The first section contains papers on the current status of insect pests by region, including data on insect populations and extent of defoliation caused by the insect. The next section covers pest management technology, including the use of insecticides, insect viruses, fungal pathogens, growth regulators, antifeedants, pheromones, natural predators, and aerial spraying. The third section contains papers on the application of technology and equipment for forest pest control, and includes papers on the impacts of insecticides on the forest environment. The fourth section describes operational control programs by province. The final paper presents future strategies for the management of forest pests. An author index is included.







Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories in 1987


Book Description

Forest pest conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories during 1987 are summarized, and some predictions of infestation status are given for 1988. Eight major pests are discussed, and additional noteworthy insects, diseases, and other tree damage agents are reported in a table. Results of surveys for acid rain symptoms, pests and damage incidence in nurseries and plantations, and climatic injury to trees are also reported.