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Health agents Flashcards

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Arceuthobium americanum

Lodgepole Pine Dwarf Mistletoe

DMP

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Echinodontium tinctorium

Indian Paint fungus

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Fomes Fomentarius

Tinder Conk

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Armillaria ostoyae

DRA

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Phellinus Weirii

DRL

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Dendroctonus pseudotsugae

IBD

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Dendroctonus brevicomis

IBW

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IDC

Larch Casebearer

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Dendroctonus valens

IBT

Red turpentine beetle

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Scolytus ventralis

Fir engraver beetle

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Cronartium ribicola

white pine blister rust

DSB

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Dendroctonus rufipennis

spruce beetle

IBS

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Blue Stain

Variety of fungii associated with bark beetles

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*no frass*

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Ips pini

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**nuptial gallery**

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Dryocoetes confusus

IBB

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Dendroctonus ponderosae

IBM

Mountain pine beetle

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Arceuthobium laricis

Larch Dwarf mistletoe

DML

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Endocronortium harknessii

western gall rust

DSG

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Fomitopsis pinicola

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Phaeolus schweinitzii

21
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What do decay fungi cause?

What trees are susceptible to stem decay?

How is it managed?

How is it transmitted?

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Causes heart rots.

most mature conifers in BC are susceptible

Very difficult to manage other than cutting premature forests. Cause lots of economic damage

Transmitted by windborne basidospores from fruiting bodies, some by root contact.

22
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Describe hosts of stem decay

How do you ID stem decay

Damage description

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some decay are species specific, some attack wide range of species.

Attack dead standing and downed trees

Attack heartwood via scars/other damage/via dead branch stubs

ID: conks, staining of wood, advanced decay(crumby/stringy)

Damage: most are obligate saprophytes.

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Sequoia pitch moth

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Bronze birch borer

ISA

ā€œDā€ shaped entry hole

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Spruce Gall Adelgid/Aphid

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AB-bear damage

27
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Pissodes Strobi

IWS

White pine weevil on spruce

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Pissodes terminalis

Lodgepole pine terminal weevil

IWP

29
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Woodborers:

host, ID, Damage

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Hosts: windthrow, felled trees, weakened trees-all species

ID: Snake-like larval galleries under bark end at entrance hole into sapwood;

Adult exit holes on outside of bole-size is species dependent

Main galleries with grain

Damage: affect grade and value of lumber, weakened trees can be killed

30
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pin holes in sapwood, frass

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Ambrosia beetle

31
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Phellinus pini

DDP

32
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Spruce Broom Rust

Forest Health-paths/invasives (2 decks)

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