A Guide to Insect, Disease, and Animal Pests of Poplars
Ostry, Michael E.; Wilson, Louis F.; McNabb, Harold S., Jr.; Moore, Lincoln M. 1988. A guide to insect, disease, and animal pests of poplars. Ag. Handbook 677. USDA Forest Service. 118 p.
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 A- Leaves of a young plantation-grown hyprid poplar. B- Plantation of hybrid aspen. C- Fall color of natural aspen stand. D- Plantation of hybrid poplars. E- Natural aspen stand prior to leaf flush.
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Describes and illustrates the major insect, disease, and animal pests of poplars. Provides information on the indentification, biology, and control of causal agents. Emphasizes field identification and provides references for further information.
KEY WORDS: Populus, intensive culture, plantation management.
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Micheal E. Ostry, Principal Plant Pathologist; Louis F. Wilson, Principal Insect Ecologist; Harold S. McNabb, Jr., Professor of Forest Pathology; and Lincoln M. Moore, formerly Research Entomolgist.
All are associated with the USDA Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station except McNabb, who is the Deparments of Plant Pathology and Forestry, Iowa State University.
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