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Predators of hemlock woolly adelgid in northwestern Oregon

Creator:: Byrkit, Maggie K.
Abstract:: Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand, is a serious threat to eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis Carriere, in the eastern United States. Infestations of A. tsugae are spreading rapidly and tree mortality caused by the insect is increasing yearly. As part of an integrated management approach, a classical biological control program...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Importation and release of exotic enemies has been repeatedly used as a means of biological control of pest

Thinning and urea fertilization effects on emerging grand fir (Abies grandis) foliage and growth of western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) larvae

Creator:: Savage, Thomas J.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to determine how the balance of carbon to nitrogen in a grand fir ecosystem affects the chemistry of emerging grand fir foliage and the growth of western spruce budworm larvae. Forest plots in the grand fir zone of eastern Oregon were thinned, thinned and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Hazard rating system for spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) in Sitka spruce in the northern Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Lysak, Teresa
Abstract:: The spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) is a serious pest of Sitka spruce in Oregon. Weevils cause damage by killing the leader of a tree, resulting in defects such as crooks and forks that can render the tree unmerchantable. In this study, spruce stands 16-25 years old were surveyed for weevil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: serious pest of Sitka spruce in Oregon. Weevils cause damage by killing the leader of a tree, resulting

Fungal diversity within decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon

Creator:: Vandegrift, V. Eleanor
Abstract:: Previous studies have indicated that roots from five tree species (Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus contorta) decompose at different rates across an environmental gradient in Oregon. Measurements of wood chemistry from each tree species as well as moisture and temperature from each location do not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest Research Station of the US Forest Service for use of

Spatial analysis of Phellinus weirii infection centers in the central Cascades of Oregon : inferring ecological processes from patterns

Creator:: Lattin, Peter D.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to investigate why root disease centers east of the Cascade crest tend to be larger in diameter and more abundant than their counterparts to the west, within subalpine forest stands of central Oregon. The trend in a 290 km² study area appeared opposite of what was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Toxicity of methyl bromide to fungi inhabiting Dahurian larch wood

Creator:: Rhatigan, Ronald G.
Abstract:: Concerns over the possibility of exotic pest introductions from eastern Russia to the West Coast of the United States due to proposed log imports raises the question of the effectiveness of possible mitigation measures. Toxicity of methyl bromide to representative pathogenic fungi was tested by exposing Armillaria ostoyae, Heterobasidion annosum,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Western larch resistance to Douglas-fir beetle attack

Creator:: Neal, Tiffany A.
Abstract:: Live western larch, Larix occidentalis Nutt., a tree species resistant to the Douglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, produces the monoterpene 3-carene in higher concentrations compared to Douglas-fir, the preferred host of D. pseudotsugae (Reed et al. 1986). The inhibitory effects on attraction to aggregation pheromones and toxicity of 3-carene to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: light, moisture, and nutrient deficiencies, disease, or old age. 2.3.3 Counter-Offensive Adaptation

Basic and applied studies on Douglas-fir beetle : spatial relationships of infestations, lipids and host habitat, and attraction distances of pheromone-baited traps

Creator:: Dodds, Kevin J.
Abstract:: Three studies on Douglas-fir beetle (DFB), Dendroctonuspseudotsuae, were conducted to investigate its basic and applied biology. Studies included investigations into the spatial relationship of DFB infestations over multiple years and multiple landscapes, relationships between DFB brood adult lipid levels and position of development along the length of tree boles, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Early testing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) for Swiss needle cast tolerance

Creator:: Temel, Fatih
Abstract:: The relationship between the level of Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii (Rohde) Petrak colonization and severity of Swiss needle cast (SNC) symptoms, the possibility of early testing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) for SNC tolerance, and geographic variation in coastal Oregon with respect to SNC tolerance were investigated. Comparisons between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship of Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium douglasii) to environmental and stand conditions and plant communities in the southern Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Marshall, Katrina
Abstract:: This study examined the relationships between the frequency of occurrence and severity of Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium douglasii Engelmann), environmental and stand conditions, and plant communities in the Southern Oregon Cascade Mountain Province. Data for the study was collected from the same ecology plots that were previously used to define...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Predators of hemlock woolly adelgid in northwestern Oregon

Thinning and urea fertilization effects on emerging grand fir (Abies grandis) foliage and growth of western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) larvae

Hazard rating system for spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) in Sitka spruce in the northern Oregon Coast Range

Fungal diversity within decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon

Spatial analysis of Phellinus weirii infection centers in the central Cascades of Oregon : inferring ecological processes from patterns

Toxicity of methyl bromide to fungi inhabiting Dahurian larch wood

Western larch resistance to Douglas-fir beetle attack

Basic and applied studies on Douglas-fir beetle : spatial relationships of infestations, lipids and host habitat, and attraction distances of pheromone-baited traps

Early testing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) for Swiss needle cast tolerance

The relationship of Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium douglasii) to environmental and stand conditions and plant communities in the southern Oregon Cascades

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