Entomological Society of Canada Student Member

Name: Greg Smith



University: University of Northern BC

Address: Pacific Forestry Centre Natural Resources Canada 506 West Burnside Rd. Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1M5

E-mail Address: grsmith@pfc.forestry.ca

Advisors: Dr. Staffan Lindgren (UNBC), Dr. Allan Carroll (PFC)

Thesis Title: The life history of Pseudips mexicanus and interactions with endemic populations of the mountain pine beetle.

Research Summary:
I have been studying the interactions between a secondary bark beetle, Pseudips mexicanus and endemic populations of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae in southern BC. My work aims at quantifying the effect of competition between the two species on mountain pine beetle reproductive success. Additionally, I am studying the life history of P. mexicanus, as very little work has been done on this innocuous beetle.

Keywords: competition, mountain pine beetle, endemic, Pseudips mexicanus, bark beetle ecology

Degrees Sought: MSc

Expected Year of Completion: 2007

Personal Homepage: http://www.jessicamilne.com/greg.html and http://web.unbc.ca/~lindgren/RESEARCH/gsmith/Greg_smith_UNBC.htm

Publications:
Carroll, A. L., B. H. Aukema, K. F. Raffa, G. D. Smith, and B. S. Lindgren. 2006. Mountain pine beetle outbreak development: the endemic – incipient transition. Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative, Project 1.03 Working Paper, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service. 21p.