Monitoring larval populations of the douglas-fir tussock moth and the western spruce budworm on permanent plots: Sampling methods and statistical properties of data. Forest Service general technical report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:91573
Procedures for monitoring Larval populations of the Douglas-fir tussock moth and the western spruce budworm are recommended based on many years experience of sample these species in eastern Oregon and Washington. It is shown that statistically reliable estimates of larval density can be made for a population by sampling host trees in a series of permanent plots in a geographical monitoring unit. The most practical method is to estimate densities of both insect species simultaneously on a plot by the nondestructive sampling of foliage on lower crown branches of host trees. For best results, sampling methods need to be consistent with monitoring done annually to accumulate continuous databases that reflect the behavior of defoliator populations over a long period of time.
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Portland, OR (United States). Pacific Northwest Research Station
- OSTI ID:
- 91573
- Report Number(s):
- PB--95-241972/XAB; FSGTR-PNW--333
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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