Disturbances of Plant Communities : Spruce Bark Beetle Infestation

• Main Authors: Moss-Walker, C, Thomas, L
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries 2000
• Subjects: beetle outbreak; drought; Kenai Peninsula; climate; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Entomology; Forest Biology; Forest Management; Forest Sciences; Wood Science and Pulp; Paper Technology; Anchor Point; Crooked Creek; Kachemak
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/barkbeetles/120; http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1124&context=barkbeetles

The spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) is not new to the area, nor is it the only insect to affect the region's forests. Epidemic scale outbreaks are known to have occurred on the lower Kenai Peninsula as far back as the mid-1800s. The recent epidemic, however, has certainly been the...