Estimating the Benefits of Gypsy Moth Control on Timberland

David A. Gansner; Owen W. Herrick; Owen W. Herrick

doi:10.2737/NE-RN-337

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Estimating the Benefits of Gypsy Moth Control on Timberland

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Authors:

David A. Gansner, Owen W. Herrick, Owen W. Herrick

Year:

1987

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RN-337

Source:

Res. Note NE-337. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

A recent study of forest stand losses to gypsy moth has provided basic information for evaluating the benefits of control on new frontiers of infestation. Protecting highly susceptible trees from impending attack can prevent a potential loss of 15 percent in their timber value and 2.8 percent in their compound rate of value growth.

Citation

Gansner, David A.; Herrick, Owen W. 1987. Estimating the Benefits of Gypsy Moth Control on Timberland. Res. Note NE-337. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.