TO USE THIS SITE, enter a word or words into the search box and click the "SEARCH" button or hit your "Enter"” key. Search engine will list all pages having that word or words in them. Click on page you wish to view. For best results use insect common (e.g. "seed chalcid" - 8 hits) or Latin (e.g. "Megastigmus" - 8 hits) names or common names of trees (e.g. "Douglas-fir" - 20 hits). Search engine is not case-sensitive. "INSECTS" button provides a listing, by tree species, of insects and other organisms of concern to conifer cone and seed production in British Columbia. Information on most of these can be found in this website. Insects are listed in two groups under each tree species: those that directly impact cones and seeds ("Cones") and those that have indirect effects ("Stems, foliage, etc."). Names are NOT linked to information pages but you can use the list as a reference for search words. Following the list is a standard taxonomic classification of the insects considered here (Order, Family, Latin and common names). "INFO" button opens a document containing general information on the conifer cone and seed industry and tree breeding in British Columbia and a section containing important information about cone and seed insect ecology. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This site was developed by Mr. Loyal Chow in collaboration with BC Ministry of Forests and Range (BCMoF) Seed Pest Management (SPM) staff. Most images are from the SPM slide collection but the webmaster gratefully acknowledges the permission of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) to use many copyrighted images scanned from its publications: Foremost among these are the insect range maps used in this site, all of which are from Hedlin, A.F. et al. 1980. THE CONE AND SEED INSECTS OF NORTH AMERICA. Other CFS copyrighted images were scanned from Hedlin, A.F. 1974. CONE AND SEED INSECTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA; Ives, W.G.H. and H.R. Wong. 1988. TREE AND SHRUB INSECTS OF THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES; Turgeon, J.J. and P. de Groot. 1992. MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS OF CONES IN SEED ORCHARDS IN EASTERN CANADA; Ruth, D.S. 1980. A GUIDE TO INSECT PESTS IN DOUGLAS-FIR SEED ORCHARDS; Evans, D. 1982. PINE SHOOT INSECTS COMMON IN BRITISH COLUMBIA; and Rose, A.H. and O.H. Lindquist. 1992. INSECTS OF EASTERN LARCH, CEDAR AND JUNIPER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CONE AND SEED INSECTS OR THIS SITE PLEASE CONTACT: Robb Bennett Seed Pest Management Officer BC Ministry of Forests and Range 7380 Puckle Road Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M-1W4 652-6593 Michelle Hall Pest Management Biologist BC Ministry of Forests and Range 7380 Puckle Road Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M-1W4 652-7613 Ward Strong Pest Management Biologist BC Ministry of Forests and Range 3401 Reservoir Rd. Vernon, BC, Canada V1B-2C7 549-5696 To contact webmaster click here [ Top ] [ Home ] [ About ] [ Insects ] [ Info ] [ Links ] Copyright © BC Ministry of Forests and Range 2000