Biology and management of insect pests in North American intensively managed hardwood forest systems

Increasing demand for wood and wood products is putting stress on traditional forest production areas, leading to long-term economic and environmental concerns. Intensively managed hardwood forest systems (IMHFS), grown using conventional agricultural as well as forestry methods, can help alleviate...

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Published in:Annual review of entomology 2005, Vol.50 (1), p.1-29
Main Authors: Coyle, D.R, Nebeker, T.E, Hart, E.R, Mattson, W.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
boring insects
Control
defoliation
Environment
forest management
Forestry - methods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hamamelidaceae
hardwood forests
insect biology
insect control
Insect Control - methods
insect pests
Insecta - physiology
Integrated pest control
integrated pest management
intensive forestry
life history
Liquidambar styraciflua
literature reviews
North America
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
phytophagous insects
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Populus
Protozoa. Invertebrates
Salicaceae
Salix
sap feeders
short-rotation forestry
silvicultural systems
tree damage
Trees - parasitology
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Summary:Increasing demand for wood and wood products is putting stress on traditional forest production areas, leading to long-term economic and environmental concerns. Intensively managed hardwood forest systems (IMHFS), grown using conventional agricultural as well as forestry methods, can help alleviate potential problems in natural forest production areas. Although IMHFS can produce more biomass per hectare per year than natural forests, the ecologically simplified, monocultural systems may greatly increase the crop’s susceptibility to pests. Species in the genera Populus and Salix comprise the greatest acreage in IMHFS in North America, but other species, including Liquidambar styraciflua and Platanus occidentalis, are also important. We discuss life histories, realized and potential damage, and management options for the most economically influential pests that affect these hardwood species. The substantial inherent challenges associated with pest management in the monocultural environments created by IMHFS are reviewed. Finally, we discuss ways to design IMHFS that may reduce their susceptibility to pests, increase their growth and productivity potential, and create a more sustainable environment.
ISSN:0066-4170
1545-4487
DOI:10.1146/annurev.ento.50.071803.130431