- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Southern pine beetle predictions.
- Title:
- Southern pine beetle predictions 2010 [2010]
- Creator:
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Forestry Commission
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Forestry Commission
- Date of Original:
- 2010
- Subject:
- Southern pine beetle--Georgia--Periodicals
Dendroctone méridional du pin--Géorgie (État)--Périodiques
Southern pine beetle - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- periodicals
state government records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Continued by 2011 Southern pine beetle predictions
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA F600 .S1 S6 2010
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bf600-b-ps1-bs6-b2010-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bf600-b-ps1-bs6-b2010-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Southern Pine Beetle Predictions 2010
Scott Griffin, Interim Forest Health Coordinator - sgriffin@gfc.state.ga.us
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) participated in a southern pine beetle (SPB) trapping program that enables predictions about seasonal SPB population levels. This insect has the potential to cause more destruction in the southeastern states than all other forest pests combined, so predicting potential damage is important. Insect traps are deployed in early spring by GFC foresters and are checked weekly for at least four weeks. A model developed by Dr. Ronald Billings (Texas Forest Service) based on data about the number of SPBs and their primary predator beetle, the clerid beetle, is used to predict population levels.
Traps are positioned to coincide with the dogwood's bloom, which is late March in the coastal plain region and early April in the mountain region. A total of 24 traps were placed statewide in the most recent survey. Most of the traps indicated low SPB populations/activity this season, but a few showed moderate SPB populations/activity. (See 2010 Southern Pine Beetle Predictions map.) The history of the trapping program over the past 20 years indicates this model is accurate approximately 75+% of the time.
Special thanks to GFC foresters for assisting with this year's trapping program. Thanks also to the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Defense for providing trap data. For more information on how the trapping program works, contact GFC's forest health foresters or health specialists. Additional information on trapping and historical SPB survey data is posted at: www.GaTrees.org/ForestManagement/ForestHealth.cfm.
The SPB Hazard Rating map for Georgia included in this report was developed by the U.S. Forest Service based upon variables such as host species, stand density, site and soil characteristics. It gives an overview of risk for SPB attack and damage, and provides a good snapshot of where future problems may occur when stand, site, and weather variables trigger another outbreak.
The GFC will be conducting an annual aerial survey for pine bark beetles in late June or July. Any activity will be marked, and the landowner will be notified. A summary report will be posted at www.GaTrees.org.
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