Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth- and Douglas-Fir Beetle-Caused Mortality in a Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-Fir Forest in the Colorado Front Range, USA

Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth- and Douglas-Fir Beetle-Caused Mortality in a Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-Fir Forest in the Colorado Front Range, USA

An outbreak of the Douglas-fir tussock moth, Orgyia pseudotsugata McDunnough, occurred in the South Platte River drainage on the Pike-San Isabel National Forest in the Colorado Front Range attacking Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco. Stocking levels, species composition, and tree siz...

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Main Authors: José F. Negrón, Ann M. Lynch, Willis C. Schaupp, Javier E. Mercado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae
douglas-fir tussock moth
douglas-fir beetle
forest insects
defoliators
bark beetles
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/12/3131

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