QuickNote: Identification of the Optimal Attack Density of Mountain Pine Beetle in Hybrid and Jack Pine in its Expanded Range in Alberta

As the mountain pine beetle spreads east, it is encountering more jack pine and jack-lodgepole hybrid forests. To be able to forecast what will happen next, the researchers, Evenden and Musso, are revealing the population dynamics of the beetle in these novel habitats. Read the full QuickNote for methods, objectives, and implications.