Nature Notes From Crater Lake
Volume 3, No. 3, September 1930
Insects Attracted to New Burns
By H. A. Scullen, Ranger Naturalist
For some strange reason some
wood-boring insects are attracted to new burns. Possibly this is due to
the fact that their young live in dying trees. Probably the most
interesting case is that of the Horntails (Siricidae).
These are so frequently seen about forest fires that they often attract
the attention of the fire fighters.
They are reported as having been seen
laying their eggs in the trees still hot from the forest fire. The
California Horntail (Urocerus californicus (Nort.) was recently
taken about a new burn near Red Cone. A smaller undetermined species was
also taken.
