Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Pest Monitoring: Gypsy Moth Monitoring: Gypsy Moth Egg mass counts at PMR center

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Monitor presence and population levels of gypsy moth annually to determine potential stress on forest trees.

People

  • Tom Simmons: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

  • Barbara Schultz: Content Provider

  • Trish Hanson: Content Provider

  • Sean Lawson: Content Provider

Keywords

  • egg mass data, gypsy moth,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Gypsy Moth Egg mass counts at PMR center
  • Start Date: 1991-01-01
  • End Date: 1994-01-01
  • Description: Counts of egg masses at the proctor maple research center from 1991 to 1993.

  • Purpose: Monitoring gypsy moth populations and evaluating potential treatment areas. Estimating gypsy moth egg mass densities.

  • Condensed Title: Z0065_gypsymoth_pmrc

  • Object Name: VMC.65.2145

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Sandra Wilmot. 1994. Gypsy Moth Egg mass counts at PMR center. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-pest-monitoring-gypsy-moth-monitoring/dataset/gypsy-moth-egg-mass-counts-pmr

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-pest-monitoring-gypsy-moth-monitoring/dataset/gypsy-moth-egg-mass-counts-pmr

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    Attribute Name: Number_egg_masses
    • Label: Number_egg_masses
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Observer
    • Label: Observer
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Plot_type
    • Label: Plot_type
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Site
    • Label: Site
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Monitoring population trends
      • Method Description: A 1/8 acre burlap banded plot is used to monitor population trends. Numbers and lengths of egg masses on banded plots are recorded in the fall to establish annual population level.


Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset