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COLONIZATION OF LODGEPOLE PINE STUMPS BY ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Jian Wu  and
H.R. Wong
Jian Wu
Affiliation:
Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forestry Service, Agriculture Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5
H.R. Wong
Affiliation:
Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forestry Service, Agriculture Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5
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Only a few studies have been made on the colonization of coniferous stumps by insects. Studies by Richards (1926), Krogerus (1927), Wallace (1953), and Hayes and Tickell (1984) indicated that beetles were the common insect group in coniferous stumps in Europe.

The purpose of this study was to identify the insect species colonizing lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.) stumps in the Hinton area and assisting in their breakdown.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 119 , Issue 4 , April 1987 , pp. 397 - 398
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1987

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