Year:
1971
Publication type:
Research Note (RN)
Primary Station(s):
Northern Research Station
Historical Station(s):
North Central Research Station
Source:
Research Note NC-110. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
Description
The potential damage of the Saratoga spittlebug to red pine can be predicted by comparing the percentage of ground occupied by sweet-fern with the percentage of ground cover occupied by other nymphal host plants. A risk-rating graph is used to estimate potential damage.
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Citation
Wilson, Louis F. 1971. Risk-rating Saratoga Spittlebug Damage by Abundance of Alternate-host Plants. Research Note NC-110. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station