Mapping the defoliation potential of gypsy moth

David A. Gansner; Stanford L. Arner; Rachel Riemann; Susan L. King

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Mapping the defoliation potential of gypsy moth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David A. Gansner, Stanford L. Arner, Rachel Riemann, Susan L. King

Year:

1993

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Gillespie, Andrew R.; Parker, George R.; Pope, Phillip E.; Rink, George: eds. Proceedings of the 9th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 172-184

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Abstract

A model that uses forest stand characteristics to estimate the likelihood of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) defoliation has been developed. It was applied to recent forest inventory plot data to produce susceptibility ratings and a map showing defoliation potential for counties in Pennsylvania and six adjacent states on new frontiers of infestation.

Citation

Gansner, David A.; Arner, Stanford L.; Riemann Hershey, Rachel; King, Susan L. 1993. Mapping the defoliation potential of gypsy moth. In: Gillespie, Andrew R.; Parker, George R.; Pope, Phillip E.; Rink, George: eds. Proceedings of the 9th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 172-184