Pest Distribution And Impact In Young Lodgepole Pine Stands In West Central Alberta

Of activities under the Forest Pest Management and Damage Appraisal project. Activities included a hazard rating system for mountain pine beetle; assessing the impact of dwarf mistletoe in jack pine stands; technology transfer, development and implementation of pest surveys in young stands; spruce beetle pheromone development; root rot surveys in jack pine stands; spruce budworm pheromone trapping in northern Alberta; spruce budworm surveys in northern Alberta; jack pine budworm pheromone development; adapting a geographic information system to forest insect and disease survey use; and diagnostic and advisory services. Project expenditures are summarized and recommendations as to the future of various projects are made.