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Life cycle of mountain pine beetle. |
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Larval stage |
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Larva and adult stage |
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Adult mountain pine beetles |
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Close up of adult mountain pine beetle. |
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Close up of adult mountain pine beetle. |
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Close up of adult mountain pine beetle preparing to fly. |
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Trunk of lodgepole pine showing "pitch tubes" from a mountain pine beetle attack. |
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Base of mass attacked lodgepole pine showing pitch tubes and frass. |
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Base of lodgepole pine showing boring dust and frass. |
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Mountain Pine Beetle galleries with larva visible. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Ground view of crown of lodgepole pine killed by mountain pine beetle. |
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Ground view of crown of lodgepole pine killed by mountain pine beetle |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of extensive attack by mountain pine beetle. |
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Aerial view of attack by mountain pine beetle on a hillside. |
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Ground shot of clumpof Mountain Pine Beetle killed trees in Nelson region. |
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Lodgepole pine secondary structure after MPB attack in the Tweedsmuir area. |
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Subalpine fir secondary structure after MPB attack in the Tweedsmuir area. |
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