Managing Slash to Minimize Colonization of Residual Leave Trees by Ips and Other Bark Beetle Species Following Thinning in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine
Due to high fire hazard and perceived reductions in forest health, thinning of small diameter trees has become a prevalent management activity particularly in dense stands. Creation of large amounts of logging slash, however, has created large quantities of habitat for bark beetles primarily in the Ips genus. This publication discusses the various slash management techniques currently available to forest managers.
Reviewed 10/2014. Originally published 05/2008.
AZ1449-2014
Keywords:
- slash
- bark beetle
- thinning
- pine
- piling
- burning
- chipping
Publication Date:
October 2014
AZ1449-2014
Pages:
12 pp.