The pine bark bug, Aradus cinnamomeus (Heteroptera, Aridide) and the height growth rate of young Scots pines [Pinus sylvestris]

Relationships between densities of pine bark bug, Panzer and the height growth of young Scots pine ( L.) were studied in several habitats, including a highly infested area in Southern Finland. The slower the growth of the pines was, the greater was the height up to which bugs were found. On the aver...

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Published inSilva fennica (Helsinki, Finland : 1967) Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 357 - 361
Main Author Heliovaara, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Finnish Society of Forest Science 1982
Subjects
Aradidae
Heteroptera
Pinus sylvestris
Finland
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Summary:Relationships between densities of pine bark bug, Panzer and the height growth of young Scots pine ( L.) were studied in several habitats, including a highly infested area in Southern Finland. The slower the growth of the pines was, the greater was the height up to which bugs were found. On the average, maximum bug density was noted at a height corresponding to a fifth of the height of the tree. In stands restocked by natural generation, the greatest bug densities were noted in pines about three metres high and over twenty years old. Bug densities in trees whose height growth had been decelerating for five years were twice those in trees whose growth was accelerating. A significant negative correlation was found between the bug density and the last-year height increment.Aradus cinnamomeusPinus sylvestris
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ISSN:0037-5330
2242-4075
DOI:10.14214/sf.a15083