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Filtering by: Subject Mountain pine beetle -- Montana -- Garnet Mountain

Status of bark beetle infestations in second-growth ponderosa pine stands, Bureau of Land Management lands Garnet Mountains, Montana

Creator:

McGregor, Mark D., Lood, Rudolph C., and United States. Forest Service. Northern Region. State & Private Forestry

Abstract:

Mountain pine beetle infestations have increased in second-growth ponderosa pine stands in the Garnet Mountains since 1971. The extremely dry 1973 season resulted in an increase of Ips engraver beetle activity that was responsible for over half of the tree mortality in 1973. Commercial thinning is recommended to alleviate the...

Resource Type:

Technical Report