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Forecasting outbreaks of the douglas-fir tussock moth from lower crown cocoon samples. Forest Service research paper

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5320930
A predictive technique using a simple linear regression was developed to forecast the midcrown density of small tussock moth larvae from estimates of cocoon density in the previous generation. The regression estimator was derived from field samples of cocoons and larvae taken from a wide range of nonoutbreak tussock moth populations. The accuracy of the predictions was demonstrated on an operational basis in an independent tussock moth outbreak.
Research Organization:
Forest Service, Portland, OR (United States). Pacific Northwest Research Station
OSTI ID:
5320930
Report Number(s):
PB-94-128154/XAB; FSRP-PNW--460
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English