STUDIES ON THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY LOCUST PATANGA SUCCINCTA (JOHN)TO EUCA LYPTUS (LEILIN 1)PLANTATION INTERPLANTED WITH PINEAPPLE

This paper reports the serious damage to the artificial forest stands of Eucalyptus Leilin 1 by the Bombay locust Patanga succincta (Johan.).A test of the host tree plots interplanted with pineapple has been carried out at Haikang Counnty,Guangdong, China.The preliminary test data show a promising result.The mean loss of height growth in the treatment plots is 12.3% lower than that of the check plots.The Eucalyptus stand interplanted with pineapple may be a hopeful agrisilvicultural measure to protect the Eucalyptus stand against the locust attack.