Honeydew abundance in two areas at St Arnaud

There was a similar density of honeydew threads on the flanks of the StArnaud Range and in southern Big Bush, and we suggest that the abundance of honey-dew threads need not be a consideration in deciding which of the two areas is selected as a "mainland island". The abundance of honeydew threads/ha was highly variable, particularly along the St Arnaud Range, and this area tended to have more honeydew threads than Big Bush. The abundance of honeydew threads was not measured in the canopy. We may have underestimated the abundance of honeydew threads by a greater degree in Big Bush than StArnaud because the trees tended to be larger there.