Pregnant females of a pyemotid mite on a bark beetle (greatly enlarged). Figure 18 on page 63 in Furniss and Carolin. 1977. Western Forest Insects. See:
archive.org/stream/westernforestins1339furn#page/62/mode/2up Note: With no other documentation available, this image was assigned the 1977 Western Forest Insects publishing date.
Photo by: Unknown
Date: 1977 (publication date)
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: Portland Station Collection; La Grande, Oregon.
Image: PS-5321 (Also F-521901)
For additional historic forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site:
wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection:
www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
