SIMULATION STUDY ON LOSSES OF PINE TREE(PINUS MASSONIANA LAMB) DAMAGED BY PINE CATERPILLAR (DENDROLIMUS PUNCTATUS WALKER)AND AN ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Abstract:The damage effect of Pine Caterpillar on the growth of Pine tree in wood volume has been studied, A Pine tree growth model has been also developed and used to simulate the influence of the pest damage. It is shown that the wood volume loss may differ at different situations. It depends on the tree age in the damaged year and the degree of leaf damage. General methods for analysing and evaluating the benefit from different management strategies for pest control have been also proposed.