Download or read book Development and Survival of the Spruce Beetle, Dendroctonus Rufipennis, in Stumps and Windthrow written by L. Safranyik and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1972 a field study of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) population dynamics was established in central British Columbia (BC) in two adjacent timber harvesting areas. Data from the 7-year field study was analysed with respect to the effects of spruce windthrow, stumps, and other logging residue on variation in the following factors of spruce beetle populations: adult emergence, adult size and sex ratio, brood development, and brood survival.--Includes text from document.