The Behaviour of the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus monticolae Hopk., During Mating, Egg Laying, and Gallery Construction

1 September 1958

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist

Vol. 90 (9) , 505-509
https://doi.org/10.4039/ent90505-9

Abstract

The biology of the mountain pine beetle was studied in 1956 and 1957 near Invermere, in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The host tree was lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm.). The technique used permitted direct observation of mating, egg laying, and gallery construction. The sex ratio was also investigated under natural conditions and in cages. The most important previous work on the biology of this insect was done by De Leon, Bedard, and Terrell (1934).

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Internal Changes in the Female Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus monticolae Hopk., Associated with Egg Laying and Flight
The Canadian Entomologist, 1958