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Tussock moth caterpillar Item Info

Title:
Tussock moth caterpillar
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1960
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
Close-up view of the fully grown caterpillar of the Douglas-fir tussock moth. Tussock caterpillars prefer feeding on the new growth of true fir or Douglas-fir, but many strip the entire tree in one season. Insect is the most vulnerable to control by aerial spraying during the early free-feeding caterpillar stage.
Donor:
United States. Forest Service.
Subjects:
caterpillars
Location:
United States;Idaho;Clearwater County;Camal Creek
Latitude:
46.351003
Longitude:
-115.555537
Source:
Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives, 1900-2007, MG 457, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40829
Source Identifier:
457_204_86_010
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Tussock moth caterpillar", Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/items/plcphotos757.html
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