Ministry of Forests Annual Report 1995/96

Ministry of Forests Annual Report 1995/96

Table C-2n: Area under attack by forest pests in 1995/96¹, by forest region

Type Bark Beetles² Defoliators³ Totals

hectares

Region

Cariboo 6,795 – 6,795

Kamloops 8,780 2,000 10,780

Nelson 7,386 1,000 8,386

Prince George 118,688 118,688 237,376

Prince Rupert 22,000 – 22,000

Vancouver 1,480 200 1,680

Totals 165,129 121,888 287,017

¹Estimates of losses compiled by the Canadian Forest Service, Forest Insect and Disease Survey. Infested area estimates include parks and other protected areas.
²Includes estimates of areas infested by mountain pine beetle, Douglas–fir beetle, and spruce beetle. The total area estimated to be infested by balsam bark beetle is an additional 128,000 hectares, province–wide.
³Includes estimates of areas defoliated by western spruce budworm, eastern spruce budworm, two–year–cycle budworm, and western hemlock looper. No defoliation was reported for Douglas–fir tussock moth in 1995.

Type	Bark Beetles²	Defoliators³	Totals

	hectares

Region
Cariboo	6,795	–	6,795
Kamloops	8,780	2,000	10,780
Nelson	7,386	1,000	8,386
Prince George	118,688	118,688	237,376
Prince Rupert	22,000	–	22,000
Vancouver	1,480	200	1,680
Totals	165,129	121,888	287,017

¹Estimates of losses compiled by the Canadian Forest Service, Forest Insect and Disease Survey. Infested area estimates include parks and other protected areas. ²Includes estimates of areas infested by mountain pine beetle, Douglas–fir beetle, and spruce beetle. The total area estimated to be infested by balsam bark beetle is an additional 128,000 hectares, province–wide. ³Includes estimates of areas defoliated by western spruce budworm, eastern spruce budworm, two–year–cycle budworm, and western hemlock looper. No defoliation was reported for Douglas–fir tussock moth in 1995.