The mountain pine beetle: causes and consequences of an unprecedented outbreak

Allan L. Carroll

Treesearch

The mountain pine beetle: causes and consequences of an unprecedented outbreak

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Allan L. Carroll

Year:

2011

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 1.

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Abstract

The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is native to the pine forests of western North America where it normally exists at very low densities, infesting only weakened or damaged trees. Under conditions conducive to survival, populations may erupt and spread over extensive landscapes, killing large numbers of healthy trees.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010

Citation

Carroll, Allan L. 2011. The mountain pine beetle: causes and consequences of an unprecedented outbreak. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 1.