Tree condition and mortality following defoliation by the gypsy moth

Robert W. Campbell; Harry Valentine

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Tree condition and mortality following defoliation by the gypsy moth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert W. Campbell, Harry Valentine

Year:

1972

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-236. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 331 p.

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Abstract

Relationships between expected defoliation and the subsequent condition and mortality rate among the defoliated trees are almost always important factors in deciding if, when, and where to take control action against a defoliator such as the gypsy moth, Porthetria dispar (L. )

Citation

Campbell, Robert W.; Valentine, Harry T. 1972. Tree condition and mortality following defoliation by the gypsy moth. Res. Pap. NE-236. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 331 p.