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Location
Ithaca, New York
Start Date
27-9-1983 12:00 AM
Description
The semifossorial microtine rodent Microtus pinetorum or the pine vole is well known as a destructive pest in fruit orchards (Hamilton 1935; Benton 1955; Burt 1957). The subterranean burrows of the pine vole often parallel the roots of apple trees, and damage occurs when the rodent gnaws the bark and cambial layers of large roots and severs smaller roots, occasionally even girdling the tree to more than a foot below the surface (Benton 1955; Pearson and Forshey 1978).
Recommended Citation
Whitney, J. R. (1983). The effects of soil texture and related soil properties on the distribution and dontrol of pine voles (Microtus Pinetorum) in New York State apple orchards. In Decker, D. J. (Ed.), The First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 213-229). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
Included in
The Effects of Soil Texture and Related Soil Properties on the Distribution and Control of Pine Voles (Microtus pinetorum) in New York State Apple Orchards
Ithaca, New York
The semifossorial microtine rodent Microtus pinetorum or the pine vole is well known as a destructive pest in fruit orchards (Hamilton 1935; Benton 1955; Burt 1957). The subterranean burrows of the pine vole often parallel the roots of apple trees, and damage occurs when the rodent gnaws the bark and cambial layers of large roots and severs smaller roots, occasionally even girdling the tree to more than a foot below the surface (Benton 1955; Pearson and Forshey 1978).