The battle against bark beetles in Crater Lake National Park: 1925-34

Abstract

This history records the first large-scale bark beetle control project in a national park in the Pacific Northwest. It describes the relations between Park Service, Forest Service, and USDA Bureau of Entomology personnel; how the project was organized; the ecological implications of the outbreak; and the long-term results of direct control measures.

Keywords

Bark beetles, Crater Lake National Park, control, Bureau of Entomology, Forest Service, insect outbreaks

Citation

Wickman, B.E. 1987. The battle against bark beetles in Crater Lake National Park: 1925-34. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-259. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 40 p