Management decision-making tools for mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) populations in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stands
To prevent the buildup of epidemic level mountain pine beetle populations, conditions of the stand environment they inhabit must be altered. Silvicultural treatment is the most effective means for doing this. Preventative treatments work best when applied while mountain pine beetle populations are s...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38976 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-135558/ |