Forest Health

Warren Root Collar Weevil: A threat to reforested stands in
British Columbia after the mountain pine beetle outbreak?
With the recent expansion of the outbreak of mountain pine beetle over
the Rocky Mountains into the jack pine of north western Alberta, research
eyes have been focused on the potential for eastward progression of the
beetle through the boreal forest to the east coast. Meanwhile, salvage
harvesting and replanting activities have begun in the central interior
of British Columbia, where the outbreak has largely run its course. In
young, regenerating cutblocks, however, there has been an increase in
damage and mortality caused by Warren root collar weevil,