Most Costly Insects & Diseases of Southern Hardwoods

Abstract

Insect borers, especially carpenter worms and red oak borers, cause degrade in oaks, an average of $45 per thousand board feet, and an annual loss of $112 million in the 2.5 billion board feet of oaks cut annually.

Citation

Filer, T. H.; Solomon, J. D. 1987. Most Costly Insects & Diseases of Southern Hardwoods. The American Tree Farmer 6(3):11.