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Bugs and diseases [Vols 31 to current]

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The Bugs and Diseases newsletter informs forest industry and other forestry related personnel about current forest health issues.

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Mountain pine beetle management zones [map]

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Updated annually, this map delineates the mountain pine beetle management zones in the province, and identifies zones considered leading edge zones and inactive holding zones.

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Mountain pine beetle heli-gps survey

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Maps showing areas of the province in which forest damage has occurred due to the mountain pine beetle. On the maps, "red trees" are dead, red-needled trees that have been attacked by the mountain... More ≫

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Maps showing areas of the province in which forest damage has occurred due to the mountain pine beetle. On the maps, "red trees" are dead, red-needled trees that have been attacked by the mountain pine beetle. Forest damage maps are generally released annually and are based on the most current information available from various surveys and reports.

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Pine stands affected by the mountain pine beetle in Alberta

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Map showing pine stands affected by the mountain pine beetles. The map displays all pine stands in Alberta, pine stands affected by mountain pine beetle to 2018, and new stands affected by MPB in 2019. More ≫

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Map showing pine stands affected by the mountain pine beetles. The map displays all pine stands in Alberta, pine stands affected by mountain pine beetle to 2018, and new stands affected by MPB in 2019.

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Mountain pine beetle : red tree density [map]

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Map showing the density per square kilometer of trees affected by mountain pine beetles.

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Mountain pine beetle heli-GPS survey [map]

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Heli-GPS surveys use rotary-wing aircraft to pinpoint the locations of mountain pine beetle -killed pine trees. Surveys are conducted from early-August to mid-September when the colour of pine... More ≫

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Heli-GPS surveys use rotary-wing aircraft to pinpoint the locations of mountain pine beetle -killed pine trees. Surveys are conducted from early-August to mid-September when the colour of pine trees killed by mountain pine beetles during the previous year makes them distinguishable from older mountain pine beetle-killed pine trees. The aerial survey area typically covers areas where mountain pine beetle populations are actively killing trees in susceptible pine forests.

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Mountain pine beetle : green-to-red ratio [map]

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Map showing the ratio of currently-attacked trees (live, green-needled trees or green trees) to previously-attacked (dead, red-needled trees or red trees) at each survey site.

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Mountain pine beetle : red tree attack

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Map showing the attack density per square kilometer of trees affected by mountain pine beetles.

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Mountain pine beetle detection and management in Alberta [2020]

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This guide is intended to aid in the detection of mountain pine beetle in the field and in their effective control in Alberta.

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Verbenone use guidelines [2020]

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The purpose of this guide is to provide information for landowners, municipalities and forest managers on the operational use and limitations of using verbenone for mountain pine beetle protection.

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