Southwestern  Region

Publications

FOREST HEALTH

• Best Predictors for Postfire Mortality of Ponderosa Pine Trees in the Intermountain West, 2006, Forest Science 52:718-228 (PDF, 955kb)
• Comparison of Dwarf Mistletoe Behavior and Stand Development in Treated and Untreated Areas: 10-Year Monitoring on Jarista Mesa, R3-03-02, June 2003 (PDF, 262kb)
• Development of the White Pine Blister Rust Outbreak in New Mexico, R3-04-01, February 2004 (PDF, 449kb)
• Dwarf Mistletoe Management and Forest Health in the Southwest (4/1/2000) (PDF, 481kb)
• The Effects of Mechanical Fuel Reduction Treatments on the Activity of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Infesting Ponderosa Pine, 2006, Forest Ecology 230:55–68 (PDF, 601kb)
• Effects of Three Prescribed Fires on Dwarf Mistletoe Infection in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine, R3-01-02 (PDF, 717kb)
• Engraver Beetles in Southwestern Pines (5/2003) (PDF, 73kb)
• Evaluation of Insecticides for Protecting Southwestern Ponderosa Pines from Attack by Engraver Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), 2006, J. Econ. Entomol. 99:393-400 (PDF, 534kb)
• Forest Health Monitoring in the Interior West, A baseline summary of forest issues, 1996-1991(PDF, 2.5mb)
• Forest Insect & Disease Conditions in the Southwestern Region
  • 2007 (PDF 737kb)
  • 2006 (PDF, 1.75mb)
  • 2005 (PDF, 1.07mb)
  • 2004 (PDF, 1.25mb)
  • 2003 (PDF, 1mb)
  • 2002 (PDF, 1.14mb)
  • 2001 (PDF, 168kb)
  • 2000 (PDF, 665kb)
  • 1999 (PDF, 152kb)
  • 1998 (PDF, 745kb)
• Influence of Elevation on Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) Community Structure and Flight Periodicity in Pondersa Pine Forests of Arizona, Environ. Entolomol. 37(1):94-109 (2008)
• Influence of Temperature on Spring Flight Initiation for Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Bark Bettles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scholytinae), Environ. Entomol. 37(1):57-69 (2008)
• Integrated Pest Management Guide: Arizona Five-Spined Ips and Pine Engraver (7/1991) (PDF, 2.3mb)
• Low-Impact, Selective Herbicide Application for Control of:
  • African Rue (PDF, 116kb)
  • Desert Shrubs and Trees (PDF, 147kb)
  • Exotic Trees in Riparian Areas: Saltcedar, Russian-Olive and Siberia Elm (PDF, 184kb)
  • Gray Rabbitbrush and Greasewood (PDF, 135kb)
  • Piñon-Juniper (PDF, 143kb)
  • Sweet Resinbush in Arizona (PDF, 121kb
• Managing Slash to Minimize Colonization of Residual Trees by Ips and Other Bark Beetle Species Following Thinning in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine, The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension [External Link]
• Strategy for Long-Term Management of Exotic Trees in Riparian Areas for New Mexico’s Five River Systems, 2005-2014 (Draft version, March 2004)
  Produced by the New Mexico Interagency Weed Action Group (IWAG), an ad-hoc group representing numerous state and federal resource management agencies involved in weed management. [External Link]

SCIENTIFIC

• Best Predictors for Postfire Mortality of Ponderosa Pine Trees in the Intermountain West, 2006, Forest Science 52:718-228 (PDF, 955kb)
• The Effects of Mechanical Fuel Reduction Treatments on the Activity of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Infesting Ponderosa Pine, 2006, Forest Ecology 230:55–68 (PDF, 601kb)
• Evaluation of Funnel Traps for Characterizing the Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Communities in Ponderosa Pine Forests of North-Central Arizona, 2008, Journal of Economic Entomology 101(4):1253-1265
• Evaluation of Insecticides for Protecting Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica) and One-Seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) from Attack by Phloeosinus Bark Beetles, 2007, Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 33(3)162-167
• Evaluation of Insecticides for Protecting Southwestern Ponderosa Pines from Attack by Engraver Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), 2006, J. Econ. Entomol. 99:393-400 (PDF, 534kb)
• Lack of Genetic Differentiation in Aggressive and Secondary Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from Arizona, 2008, Environmental Entomology 37(3):817-824
• Managing Slash to Minimize Colonization of Residual Trees by Ips and Other Bark Beetle Species Following Thinning in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine, 2008, Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ 1448 [External Link]