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Forest Ecology

Poster Symposium

Western pine beetle: Important disturbance agent in western ponderosa pines and chemical ecology-based management tools.

Friday, October 27, 2023
3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Location: Expo Hall
Western pine beetle is an important pest of ponderosa pine in western North America. As the climate warms and dries, significant, western pine beetle driven tree mortality events will likely occur more frequently. This poster provides a review of management strategies with particular emphasis on chemical ecology-based approaches.

Learning Objectives:

  • Demonstrate the impacts western pine beetle outbreaks have on ponderosa pine forests.
  • Summarize the current knowledge of semiochemical repellent tools available for helping manage populations of western pine beetle.