Control of the gipsy moth by forest management / by G.E. Clement.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clement, G. E. (George Edwards), 1877-
Corporate Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Other Authors: Munro, Willis
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1917.
Series:Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ; no. 484.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The gipsy moth in woods. by G.E. Clement.
  • Introduction. pp. 1.
  • Behavior of the gipsy moth in the woods. pp. 2.
  • Composition and condition of woods in infested territory. pp. 4.
  • Feeding habits of gipsy-moth caterpillars. pp. 8.
  • Precautions needed. pp. 10.
  • Application of food-plant data to individual species. pp. 11.
  • Other measures in need of attention. pp. 15.
  • Recommendations. pp. 16.
  • Part 2. Management of typical woodlots infested with the gipsy moth in the white-pine region. By Willis Munro.
  • Susceptibility to gipsy-moth attack as a basis of management. pp. 17.
  • Other factors in management for moth control
  • Some controlling factors in management. pp. 18.
  • Trees which control. pp. 9.
  • Typical stands.
  • Mixed oaks, four-tenths white oak, at Dover, Mass. pp. 28.
  • Mixed oaks, three-tenths white oak, at Exeter, N.H. pp. 33.
  • Mixed oaks, two-tenths white oak, at Wareham, Mass. pp. 35.
  • Mixed hardwoods, one-tenth white oak, at Medfield, Mass. pp. 38.
  • Old field growth, one-tentieth white oak, at Amesbury, Mass. pp. 40.
  • Northern hardwoods, no white oak, at North Berwick, Me. opp. 43.
  • Conclusions. pp. 48.
  • Appendix. pp. 51.