Ministry of Forests Annual Report 1995/96

Ministry of Forests Annual Report 1995/96

Table C–2o: Timber damaged by forest pests¹ in 1995/96, by forest region

Type Bark
Beetles Defoliators Dwarf
Mistletoes² Root
Diseases² Totals³

'000m³

Region

Cariboo 132 – 350 221 703

Kamloops 170 9 260 224 663

Nelson 143 4 98 770 1,015

Prince George 1,145 414 262 529 2,350

Prince Rupert 427 – 315 73 815

Vancouver 45 – 355 262 662

Totals 2,062 427 1,640 2,079 6,208

¹Best available estimates of current annual losses. Accuracy varies, depending on the pest. Only the major forest pests of B.C. are included. (Balsam bark beetle, while considered a major pest, is not included in these estimates.) Volumes are estimates before salvage. Attacked timber is salvaged wherever practical.
²Estimates for losses occurring on the net land base for dwarf mistletoes and root diseases.
³Volume lost to decay in forests exceeding 100 years of age is not included. This is estimated at 10 million cubic metres per year. Nursery and regeneration losses due to other insects, diseases and unwanted vegetation are also not included.

Type	Bark Beetles	Defoliators	Dwarf Mistletoes²	Root Diseases²	Totals³

	'000m³

Region
Cariboo	132	–	350	221	703
Kamloops	170	9	260	224	663
Nelson	143	4	98	770	1,015
Prince George	1,145	414	262	529	2,350
Prince Rupert	427	–	315	73	815
Vancouver	45	–	355	262	662
Totals	2,062	427	1,640	2,079	6,208

¹Best available estimates of current annual losses. Accuracy varies, depending on the pest. Only the major forest pests of B.C. are included. (Balsam bark beetle, while considered a major pest, is not included in these estimates.) Volumes are estimates before salvage. Attacked timber is salvaged wherever practical. ²Estimates for losses occurring on the net land base for dwarf mistletoes and root diseases. ³Volume lost to decay in forests exceeding 100 years of age is not included. This is estimated at 10 million cubic metres per year. Nursery and regeneration losses due to other insects, diseases and unwanted vegetation are also not included.