Annual Forest Insect Report (1939)
National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 1939. Annual Forest Insect Report (1939). National Park Service
A report on the insects of Acadia National Park. Includes reports on invasive species numbers, the damage they caused, and what is done to control them. Has pictures. This report outlines the forestry activities performed in Acadia during the year 1939. It gives a description of the progress made since the previous year with regards to fire prevention and insect control. There is an explanation of fire prevention and suppression techniques used, occasions of use, and employee training. The document also provides information on invasive insects and fungi like beech scale, sawflies, gypsy moths, and white pine blister rust. There is a description of clearing activities, and a small section on wildlife.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Date of Issue
- 1939
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Arsenic (As), Blackwoods, Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera), Cadillac Mountain, Deer (Cervidae), Disease, Fire History, Forest, Fungi, Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar), Insects (Insecta), Isle Au Haut, Lead (Pb), Mammals, Mount Desert Island, Plants, Population, sawflies (Hymenoptera), Schoodic Peninsula, Seawall, White Pine (Pinus strobus), White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola)