Summary of Forest Health Conditions in the Kamloops Forest Region (1994 to 2000)

Last updated on May 12, 2015

All forest health factors detected through aerial surveys by region. Data is the number of hectares affected (all severity classes combined)


Bark Beetles
Disturbance Type (Pest Code)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

IBM=Mountain Pine Beetle	8,865	8,865	12,000	19,200	19,100	34,720	19,761
IBS=Spruce Beetle				1,350	151	100	899
IBB=Western Balsam Bark Beetle				22,900	7,700	17,750	24,590
IBD=Douglas-fir Beetle				1,300	1,100	326	2,105
IBI=Engraver Beetles				0	0	0	0
IBW=Western Pine Beetle				0	0	1	5
Total All Bark Beetles	8,865	8,865	12,000	44,750	28,051	52,898	47,359

Defoliators
Disturbance Type (Pest Code)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

ID=Defoliators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IDH=Western Blackheaded Budworm	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
IDB=2-Year Budworm	0	0	0	0	35,300	0	79,361
IDE=Spruce Budworm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IDL=Western Hemlock Looper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IDS=Conifer Sawflies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IDK=Northern Tent Caterpillar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IDF=Forest Tent Caterpillar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IDW=Western Spruce Budworm	10,000	2,100	25,000	45,700	61,300	658	14,690
IDT=Douglas-fir Tussock Moth	0	0	0	0	50		0
IDN=Birch Leaf Miner	0	0	0	0	0	0	496
IDU=Satin Moth	0	0	0	0	0	385	0
IAS=Green Spruce Aphid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Defoliators	10,000	2,100	25,000	45,700	96,650	1,043	94,547

Abiotic Factors
Disturbance Type (Pest Code)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

NB=Fire	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	2,159	557
NW=Windthrow	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	103	10
ND=Drought	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	11,483	0
NF=Flooding	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	732	28
NR=Red Belt	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	0	0
NGK=Shoot/Bud Frost Kill	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	91	596
Total Abiotics	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	13,836	6,406

Diseases
Disturbance Type (Pest Code)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

DFL=Pine Needle Cast	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	327	0
DRA=Armillaria Root Disease	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	0	0
DMP=Lodgepole Pine Dwarf Mistletoe	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	0	0
DSB=White Pine Blister Rust	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	0	0
DFH=Larch Needle Cast	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	0	16
Total Diseases	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	327	6,422

Animals
Disturbance Type (Pest Code)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

AB=Bear	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0
AP=Porcupine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AD=Deer	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	0
Total Animals	0	0	0	0	0	3.8	0

Total Other (Abiotics, Diseases, Animals)
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	11,404	7,018

Overall Total For Each Year
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
	18,865	10,965	37,000	90,450	124,701	53,305	148,924

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Summary of Forest Health Conditions in the Kamloops Forest Region (1994 to 2000)

Bark Beetles

Defoliators

Abiotic Factors

Diseases

Animals

Total Other (Abiotics, Diseases, Animals)

Overall Total For Each Year