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Creator:: Cowan, Bruce Dudley
Abstract:: Six species of Cleridae, including Enoclerus spegeus Fabricius, E. lecontei Wolcott, E. schaefferi (Barr), E. eximius Mannerheim, Thanasimus undatulus Say, and an undescribed species of Enoclerus, were found on Douglas-fir in western Oregon. E. sphegeus was the only clerid of the six species studied which was primarily associated with the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: appreciation to the following people for their help in the preparation of this thesis: To Dr. William P

Creator:: Howse, Gordon M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: studies in western Oregon, whereas Reid (1957) reports a one-year life cycle for E. sphegeus preying on

Creator:: Hendrickson, William Henry
Abstract:: Factors considered were phloem moisture, sour-phloem (which may be furthered by the presence of ample phloem moisture), oleoresin of the host, and the presence of unmated female beetles in suitable host material. Levels of phloem moisture present in variously prepared logs in the field ranged from about 100 to upwards...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: TREES by WILLIAM HENRY HENDRICKSON A THESIS subrnitted to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in partial

Creator:: Daterman, Gary E.
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine the seasonal and diurnal flight patterns of scolytid beetles inhabiting a second growth forest of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.)Franco) in western Oregon. Air temperatures, relative humidity, light intensity, and wind velocities were recorded for evaluation of their influence on flight activity. The insects were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: encouragement in directing the research and reviewing the thesis 1 and Dr. William P. Nagel for his careful

Creator:: Kline, LeRoy N.
Abstract:: The objectives undertaken in this study were: 1) to develop means of identifying the immature stages of the known insect predators and parasites of the Douglas-fir beetle; 2) to investigate the possible distribution, spatially and/or temporal, of the known insect predators and parasites in standing trees infested by the Douglas-fir...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - ject, carefully reviewed the thesis, and offered many helpful suggestions. To Dr. William P. Nagel

Creator:: Schmitz, Richard Franklin
Abstract:: The effect of competition on the brood survival of the Douglas fir beetle Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, in down or windthrown Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco was studied in the field and the laboratory. The investigation of the role of competition in the population dynamics of the beetle had four objectives:...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: performed. To David G. Fellin, LeRoy N. Kline, and William Hendrickson, graduate assistants, Department

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