Summary of Forest Health Conditions in the Prince George 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	not available	not available		not available		42802		39551	31,541	66,439
IBS=Spruce Beetle	not available	not available		not available		1		15524	46,335	76,083
IBB=Western Balsam Bark Beetle	not available	not available		not available		0		19163(1)	304,393	380,662
IBD=Douglas-fir Beetle	not available	not available		not available		19		5923	591	2,087
IBI=Engraver Beetles	not available	not available		not available		0		0	0	0
IBW=Western Pine Beetle	not available	not available		not available		0		0	0	0
Total All Bark Beetles	not available	not available		not available		42,822		80,161	382,860	382,860
(1) Reported only by Ft. St. James & Prince George Districts

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

ID=Defoliators	0	0	0		0		0		265	0
IDH=Western Blackheaded Budworm	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
IDB=2-Year Budworm	8,000	58,000	78,310		400,000		145,196(2)		795,041	615,749
IDE=Spruce Budworm	0	0	0		0		0		1,265,965	1,575,072
IDL=Western Hemlock Looper	0	0	0		0		0		2,426	406
IDS=Conifer Sawflies	0								1,418	0
IDK=Northern Tent Caterpillar									0	0
IDF=Forest Tent Caterpillar							0		0	213,934
IDW=Western Spruce Budworm	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
IDN=Birch Leaf Miner	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
IDU=Satin Moth	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
IAS=Green Spruce Aphid	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
Total Defoliators	8,000	58,000	78,310		400,000		145,196		2,065,115	2,405,161
(2) only Ft. St. James District reported on defoliation from 94-98

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

NB=Fire									6,691	4,562
NW=Windthrow									602	109
ND=Drought									0	0
NF=Flooding									0	380
NR=Red Belt									0	0
NGK=Shoot/Bud Frost Kill									0	0
Total Abiotics									7,293	5,052

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		0	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		2	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	0
Total Diseases=	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded		not recorded		not recorded		2	0

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

AB=Bear	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
AP=Porcupine	0	0	0		0		0		2	0
AD=Deer	0	0	0		0		0		0	0
Total Animals	0	0	0		0		0		2	0

Total Other (Abiotics, Diseases, Animals)
	1994	1995	1996		1997		1998		1999	2000
	495,344	556,793	897,211		174,364		1,945		7,294	5,052

Overall Total For Each Year
	1994	1995	1996		1997		1998		1999	2000
	697,091	619,951	980,076		412,269		225,784		2,455,270	2,935,484

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

Bark Beetles

Defoliators

Abiotic Factors

Diseases

Animals

Total Other (Abiotics, Diseases, Animals)

Overall Total For Each Year