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Bark beetles and pathogens are recognized as two of the most important components of conifer forest ecosystems, and their interactions have major consequences for timber production and ecological processes. Because of the close interaction between these groups of organisms, management of their effects requires an integrated approach rather than the traditional separation of insect and pathogen management. Bark beetles often vector of facilitate pathogen transmission, while pathogens often predispose trees to bark beetle attack.
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Title: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony (Report)
Date: January 1, 2008
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 2008Issue: 1Page: NA

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