Mixed-conifer stands of grand fir (Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl., Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco), and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) were fertilized with nitrogen and combination treatments of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur to test their effects on trees and associated insects during...
The identity and distribution of ant species preying on the
western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) was
investigated in eastern Oregon and western Montana. A sticky trap was
developed to index ant foraging activity in the canopy by intercepting
ants falling from the tree as they traveled between canopy and...
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...
The western spruce budworm, Choristoneura occidentalis (Free.), has caused a measurable impact on a portion of the Flathead Indian Reservation during a 5-year infestation period. This survey showed that most of the grand fir and alpine fir, and 13.8 percent of the Douglas fir has been top killed in the...
An attempt was made to predict western spruce budworm defoliation using
egg counts from plots in the Douglas-fir type east of the Continental
Divide in Montana, the Douglas-fir type west of the Continental Divide
in Montana, and the mixed grand fir Douglas-fir type of northern Idaho.
The parameters used in...