Ranger Joe Gjertson collecting buds for spot checks to determine growth pattern of fir buds. Western spruce budworm control project. Umatilla National Forest, Oregon.

Photo by: Frank Flack Date: 1950

Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Reference: RG# 95-GP.Records of the Forest Service .General Subject Files. Forest Service Negative Number: 460309 NARA Image: 95-GP-5046-Box0855_038_001_AC

For further information about historic western spruce budworm activity and control projects see: Dolph, Robert E. 1980. Budworm activity in Oregon and Washington, 1947-1979. R6-FIDM-033-1980. Portland, OR: US Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Insect and Disease Management. 54 p.

For related historic forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: <a href="http://wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources" rel="nofollow">wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources</a>

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth" rel="nofollow">www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth</a>

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