Annual Forestry and Forest Insect Report (1940)
National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 1940. Annual Forestry and Forest Insect Report (1940). Acadia National Park
A report on the insects and trees in Acadia National Park. Contains Photos. FIRE: Annual reports on fire occurrence, suppression, and prevention activities. Notes the fire danger level for each year. INSECTS & ARACHNIDS: Contains insect damage reports and control measures used on Mount Desert Island. Balsam Woolly Aphids were sprayed with Malathion at Seawall, Blackwoods, and Cadillac Mountain. Mountain Ash Sawflies were sprayed with Lead Arsenic on Cadillac Mountain. Also notes observations of Winter Moth, Gypsy Moth, Blister Rust, and Oak Anthracnose among others STUDY LOCATIONS: Mount Desert Island/Seawall/Blackwoods/Cadillac Mountain/Isle Au Haut/Schoodic Peninsula
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Date of Issue
- 1940
- 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)