defoliation

Oleander leaf scorch, which can infect olives because they are in the same family as oleanders, can cause leaf yellowing and localized defoliation.

It was, writes Black, “the first time the Pentagon had openly acknowledged responsibility for the legacy of Operation Ranch Hand,” the code name for the defoliation campaign.

According to the VA, more than 19 million gallons of various herbicides and defoliation chemicals were used during the war.

The total number of egg masses they find helps them predict whether defoliation of more than 50% of the forest canopy is likely.

“We need your expertise to help with defoliation.”