Forest Service scientists help Netflix explore Our Living World
USDA Forest Service scientists Chris Fettig, Danny Cluck and Leif Mortenson took film crews into Tahoe National Forest to get footage of bark beetles. (USDA Forest Service photo by Leif Mortenson)
CALIFORNIA—A rusty brown bark beetle, the length of a grain of rice, lands on a ponderosa pine.…
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Bark Beetles: The science of scents
Christ Fettig, research entomologist with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, explains the research and uses of the pheromone verbenone to protect trees from bark beetle outbreaks. Tahoe National Forest, June 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt)
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Lodgepole Mountain Pine Beetle Impact Model
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Lodgepole Mountain Pine Beetle Impact Model is no longer supported in FVS, but remains available for research purposes only.
The Lodgepole Mountain Pine Beetle Impact Model simulates Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopk.Insect DescriptionMountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (PDF, 7.6 MB)Model…
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Douglas-fir Beetle Model
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Douglas-fir Beetle (DFB) Model is no longer supported in FVS, but remains available for research purposes only.
The Douglas-fir Beetle Model simulates Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopk.Insect DescriptionDouglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae (PDF, 731 KB)Model DescriptionThe Douglas-fir Beetle Impact…