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Empire of the beetle : how human folly and a tiny bug are killing North America's great forests

Nikiforuk, Andrew, 1955- (Author). David Suzuki Foundation. (Added Author).

Provides an in-depth look at the bark beetle epidemic that has plagued western North America, killing more than 30 billion pine and spruce trees from Alaska to New Mexico and how human error has contributed to the problem.

Book  - 2011
634.96 Nik
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Subject
Bark beetles > North America.
Trees > Diseases and pests > North America.
Beetles > Effect of forest management on > North America.
Forest insects > Control > North America.
  • ISBN: 1553655109
  • ISBN: 9781553655107
  • Physical Description 230 pages : illustrations, map
  • Publisher Vancouver : D&M Publishers, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"David Suzuki Foundation."
"Greystone Books."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218), Internet addresses and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 19.95