Nematode parasites and associates of four bark beetle species in British Columbia were surveyed. Bursaphelenchus varicauda n.sp., Ektaphelenchus macrostylus, Panagrolaimus dentatus, and Cryptaphelenchus latus were found associated with Dendroctonus pseudotsugae. Parasitorhabditis obtusa was found in the gut and Contortylenchus reversus in the hemocoel of both D. pseudotsugae and D. rufipennis. ...

Multiple-funnel traps baited with exo-brevicomin and a mixture of cisand transverbenol were used to test the relative attractiveness #If myrcene and (-)-a-pinene to the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, in a s tand of western white pine, Pinus mont icola Doug]. Traps baited with myrcene caught significantly more D. ponderosae than traps baited with (-)-a-pinene, irrespectiv...

Abstract A non-invasive method to estimate the number of Trypodendron lineatum holes on dead standing pines ( Pinus sylvestris L.) was developed using linear and nonlinear estimations. classical regression model first used analyze relationship between caused by T. selected stem units total an entire P. . Then, obtain a better fit function data for unit in step, piecewise (PLR) used. Last, area ...