True or False
True or False: Mountain Pine Beetles are about 1 inch long
False: On average they are about 1/4 inch.
What temperature (warm or cold) speeds up beetle life cycles?
Warm weather
What is a group or growth of tall trees in a particular area called?
A Stand
True or False: Mountain Pine Beetles are invasive to Colorado
False
Do droughts amplify the spread of bark beetle activity?
Yes
What genus of tree do Mountain Pine Beetles inhabit?
Pine trees
True or False: Trees killed by mountain pine beetles are more vulnerable to fire
False (most of the time)
Does fire suppression increase or decrease mountain pine beetle outbreaks?
Increase
What do you call a significant increase in population numbers?
Outbreak
True or False: Mountain Pine Beetles attack trees by eating the bark
False
Are dense forests more or less likely to experience an outbreak?
More likely
How do Mountain Pine Beetles communicate?
Pheromones