How To Manage Eastern White Pine To Minimize Damage From Blister Rust And White Pine Weevil

Excerpt from How to Manage Eastern White Pine to Minimize Damage From Blister Rust and White Pine Weevil These two pests, along with serious deer browsing problems in some areas, resulted in white pine acquiring a reputation as a poor choice with many forest managers. This is unfortunate since white pine has many excellent qualities and is an important compo nent of numerous forest ecosystems. Growing white pine does require some management effort. Tree mortality from blister rust and damage from weevil attacks should be expected even if the recommended guidelines are followed. However, high quality trees can be grown and damage minimized with planning and a modest amount of effort. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

S2The purpose of this report, addressed to all those interested in pine management and pest control, is to develop an economic evaluation procedure that can help in deciding where to practice weevil control, and to provide information about weevil injury buildup that can help in deciding when to begin control treatments.S3.