Defoliation potential of gypsy moth

David A. Gansner; David A. Drake; Stanford L. Arner; Rachel R. Hershey; Susan L. King; Susan L. King

doi:10.2737/NE-RN-354

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Defoliation potential of gypsy moth

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Authors:

David A. Gansner, David A. Drake, Stanford L. Arner, Rachel R. Hershey, Susan L. King, Susan L. King

Year:

1993

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RN-354

Source:

Res. Note NE-354. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

A model that uses forest stand characteristics to estimate the likelihood of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) defoliation has been developed. It was applied to recent forest inventory plot data to produce susceptibility ratings and maps showing current defoliation potential in a seven-state area where gypsy moth is an immediate threat.

Citation

Gansner, David A.; Drake, David A.; Arner, Stanford L.; Hershey, Rachel R.; King, Susan L. 1993. Defoliation potential of gypsy moth. Res. Note NE-354. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.