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2015. Calibration of a fertilizer bucket used for MCH flake application. Lake Wenatchee State Airport, Washington.

Calibration of a fertilizer bucket used for MCH flake application. Lake Wenatchee State Airport, Washington.

 

Photo by: Connie Mehmel

Date: May 8, 2015

 

Photo credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, Wenatchee Service Center.

Source: Connie Mehmel collection. Wenatchee, Washington.

 

Note: MCH is an anti-aggregation pheromone used to protect trees from attack by the Douglas-fir beetle.

For more information see:

Ross, Darrell W., Kenneth Edward Gibson, and Gary E. Daterman. 2015. Using MCH to protect trees and stands from Douglas-fir beetle infestation. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/MCH_handbook_1...

 

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth

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