Greg Smith

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Forestry Officer - Bark beetle ecology

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.

 

Research facility

506 West Burnside Road
Victoria, BC V8Z 1M5
Canada

Expertise

Language

English