Association of wildfire with tree health and numbers of pine bark beetles, reproduction weevils and their associates in Florida

James Hanula; James R. Meeker; Daniel R. Miller; Edward L. Barnard

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(01)00752-6

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Association of wildfire with tree health and numbers of pine bark beetles, reproduction weevils and their associates in Florida

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James Hanula, James R. Meeker, Daniel R. Miller, Edward L. Barnard

Year:

2002

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1127(01)00752-6

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management 170: 233-247

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Abstract

Wildfires burned over 200,000 ha of forests in Florida from April to July 1998. This unique disturbance event provided a valuable opportunity to study the interactions of summer wildfires with the activity of pine feeding insects and their associates in the southeastern United States. We compared tree mortality with abundance of bark and ambrosia beetles, reproduction weevils and wood borers relative to fire severity. Over 27% of residual live trees in stands that experienced high fire severity died between October 1998 and May 1999. Additional 2-3% of trees that initially survived the fire died during the second year compared to

Keywords

Wildfire, Scolytidae, root disease, Leptographium, Pinus elliotti, Pinus palutris

Citation

Hanula, James L.; Meeker, James R.; Miller, Daniel R.; Barnard, Edward L. 2002. Association of wildfire with tree health and numbers of pine bark beetles, reproduction weevils and their associates in Florida. Forest Ecology and Management 170: 233-247