Farm Forestry New Zealand
PESTS AND DISEASES OF FORESTRY IN NEW ZEALAND
Possum damage to radiata pine
Scion is the leading provider of forest-related knowledge in New Zealand
Formerly known as the Forest Research Institute, Scion has been a leader in research relating to forest health for over 50 years. The Rotorua-based Crown Research Institute continues to provide science that will protect all forests from damage caused by insect pests, pathogens and weeds. The information presented below arises from these research activities.
From Forest health news No. 33, July 1994.
The issue of possum damage to Pinus radiata is one I plan to raise at the Forest Health conference. I believe the problem is potentially of considerable significance to log quality and productivity where damage is ongoing year after year. There is an urgent need to initiate a long term evaluation project, but such an initiative will require the support of the major forestry companies.
Gordon Hosking
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