1958. Stearman spray plane. Spruce budworm control project. Baker airstrip, Oregon. (33178566725)

Stearman spray plane being refueled and taking on insecticide. Western spruce budworm control project. Baker airstrip, Oregon.
Photo by: Peter W. Orr
Date: June 1958
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: Portland Station Collection; La Grande, Oregon.
Image: PS-1851
To learn more about this photo collection see:
Wickman, B.E., Torgersen, T.R. and Furniss, M.M. 2002. Photographic images and history of forest insect investigations on the Pacific Slope, 1903-1953. Part 2. Oregon and Washington. American Entomologist, 48(3), p. 178-185.
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 program information see:
<a href="Internet Archive scan AerialForestInsectAndDiseaseDetectionSurveysInORandWA19472016TheSurveyHighRes" archive.org/details/AerialForestInsectAndDiseaseDetection...</a>
Johnson, J. 2016. Aerial forest insect and disease detection surveys in Oregon and Washington 1947-2016: The survey. Gen. Tech. Rep. R6-FHP-GTR-0302. Portland, OR: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. 280 p.
For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: <a href="http://wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources" 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" www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth</a>

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