Douglas-fir beetle lipid levels in relation to tree physical characteristics
Keywords:
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae, lipids, phloem thickness, optimal habitatAbstract
The relationship of Douglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, brood adult lipid levels and position of development along infested tree boles was investigated. In addition, the effects of phloem and bark thickness on brood adult lipid levels were also tested. There were no significant differences (P > 0.05) in brood adult lipid levels in relation to bole position, phloem thickness, or bark thickness found in this study. Numbers of attacks, larval mines, brood adults, and parasitoid cocoons did not differ significantly by tree bole position. Results from this study suggest Douglas-fir beetle does not benefit, in the form of increased lipid levels, from oviposition at different bole positions.References
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