Black Turpentine Beetle Infestations After Thinning in a Loblolly Pine Plantation

D.P. Feduccia; W.F. Mann

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Black Turpentine Beetle Infestations After Thinning in a Loblolly Pine Plantation

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Authors:

D.P. Feduccia, W.F. Mann

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SO-206. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Black turpentine beetle infestations can be reduced substantially by minimizing injuries to residual trees during logging and avoiding harvesting on waterlogged soils to prevent excessive root damage. After thinning, losses can be minimized by spraying visibly injured trees with lindane immediatly, checking susceptible stands frequently for infestations, and applyling lindane as soon as beetles are discovered.

Keywords

Dendroctumus terebrans Oliv, Pinus taeda L, logging damage, beetle infestation

Citation

Feduccia, D.P.; Mann, W.F., Jr. 1975. Black Turpentine Beetle Infestations After Thinning in a Loblolly Pine Plantation. Res. Note SO-206. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.