An epidemic of Douglas-fir tussock moth was detected in northern Idaho
in 1972. In 1973, aerial surveys showed that nearly 100,000 acres contained
various degrees of visible defoliation. An egg mass survey of
five reporting units made in the fall of 1973 determined potential for
damage in 1974. Based on...
The western hemlock looper, Lambdina fiscellaria Zugubrosa Hulst, caused, aerially visible defoliation on approximately 10,000 acres of State, private, and Federal forests of northern Idaho in 1972. This is the first report of noticeable defoliation by this insect in Region 1 since the late 1930's (Dewey et al. 1972).