Mapping forest risk associated with the gypsy moth

Andrew M. Liebhold; Randall Morin; Andrew J. Lister; Kurt W. Gottschalk; Eugene Luzader; Daniel Twardus

Treesearch

Mapping forest risk associated with the gypsy moth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Andrew M. Liebhold, Randall Morin, Andrew J. Lister, Kurt W. Gottschalk, Eugene Luzader, Daniel Twardus

Year:

2003

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fosbroke, Sandra L. C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. p.57.

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Abstract

The gypsy moth was originally introduced near Boston in 1868 or 1869; it has been slowly expanding its range mostly to the south and west. Its slow spread through the Northeast can be attributed to the limited dispersal capabilities of this insect (females do not fly).

Parent Publication

Economies of Scale and Forest Management in Mississippi

Citation

Liebhold, Andrew M.; Morin, Randall S.; Lister, Andrew; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Luzader, Eugene; Twardus, Daniel. 2003. Mapping forest risk associated with the gypsy moth. In: Fosbroke, Sandra L. C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. p.57.