The Behaviour of the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus monticolae Hopk., During Mating, Egg Laying, and Gallery Construction
Author:
- R. W. ReidRRR. W. Reid
- 1 September 1958
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 90 (9) , 505-509
Abstract
The biology of the mountain pine beetle was studied in 1956 and 1957 near Invermere, in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The host tree was lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm.). The technique used permitted direct observation of mating, egg laying, and gallery construction. The sex ratio was also investigated under natural conditions and in cages. The most important previous work on the biology of this insect was done by De Leon, Bedard, and Terrell (1934).Keywords
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