Greg Smith
Current research and/or projects
- explores the ecology of bark beetles, including the mountain pine beetle and spruce beetle,
- studies the susceptibility of forests to bark beetle infestations, and
- identifies bark beetles in the field and laboratory.
Education and awards
B.Sc. (Geography), 2002, University of Victoria
M.Sc. (Natural Resources and Environmental Studies – Biology), 2008, University of Northern British Columbia
Key publications
Smith, G. D., A. L. Carroll, and B. S. Lindgren. 2009. Life history of a secondary bark beetle, Pseudips mexicanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), in lodgepole pine in British Columbia. The Canadian Entomologist 141:56-69.
Smith, G. D., A. L. Carroll, and B. S. Lindgren. 2009. Life history of a secondary bark beetle, Pseudips mexicanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), in lodgepole pine in British Columbia. The Canadian Entomologist 141:56-69.
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. Working Paper MPBI PO # 1.03, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service.
Bleiker, K. P., A. L. Carroll, and G. D. Smith. 2011. Mountain pine beetle range expansion: Assessing the threat to Canada’s boreal forest by evaluating the endemic niche. Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada.