File:1962. Navy torpedo bomber spraying DDT just above the trees. 200 mph; 1 pound of DDT per 1 gallon of fuel oil. Western spruce budworm control. Goldendale, Washington. (37004679002).jpg

Navy torpedo bomber spraying DDT just above the trees. 200 mph; 1 pound of DDT per 1 gallon of fuel oil. Western spruce budworm control. Goldendale, Washington.

Photo by: Dave McComb Date: July 2, 1962

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. Collection: Region 6, Forest Health Protection Collection; Regional Office, Portland, Oregon.

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.

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