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Biology of the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus monticolae Hopkins, in the East Kootenay Region of British Columbia II. Behaviour in the Host, Fecundity, and Internal Changes in the Female1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. W. Reid
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology and Pathology Laboratory, Calgary, Alberta

Extract

This paper deals with the influence of bark moisture and temperature on the hehaviour of the egg-laying female within the host. Fecundity of the insect will he discussed, as well as internal changes associated with the behavioural pattern. The life-cycle, brood development, and time of flight was described in Part I of the present series. The behaviour during mating, egg laying, and gallery construction were described earlier (Reid 1958b).

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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