Excerpt from Larch Casebearer and Other Factors Involved With Deterioration of Western Larch Stands in Northern Idaho The hypothesis is that repeated severe larch casebearer defoliation can cause serious deterioration and mortality of larch stands. The objective of this study was to determine the validity of this hypothesis and the extent that other factors in association with larch casebearer contribute to deterioration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.