Remember

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Remember the little things rule the world
BEETLES AFTER FIRE
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Is there life in a dead tree?
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Theres more life in a dead tree than in a
living tree!
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BARK BEETLES
Many different bark beetle species Varying
degrees of host specificity Adult size small
1/8 1/3 inch Attack weak, dying trees If
populations increase, can overwhelm
healthy trees
Mountain pine beetle Scolytidae
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Bark beetle galleries
Theres more life in a dead tree than in a
living tree
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Bark beetle pitch tubes
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Sap flow, not beetles
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WOOD-BORING BEETLES
Long-horned Beetles Cerambycidae
Metallic Beetles Buprestidae
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Wood-boring Larvae

• These are big and juicy
• times as big as bark beetle larvae

These are fat and juicy 4 x bigger than a bark
beetle larvae! Adult wood-borers attack dead
trees those with thick bark Ponderosa pine,
Douglas fir, western larch
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Wood-boring beetle galleries
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Melanophilia Beetles

• Wood-boring
• Genus means dark-loving
• Detects infrared waves given off by fire
• Measured response over 50 miles.

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Hagle, S.K., K. E. Gibson, and S. Tunnock. 2003.
Field guide to diseases and insect pests of
northern and central rocky mountain conifers.
USDA Forest Service Northern Region. PO box
7669, Missoula, MT 59807 R13-08.
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