A DNR Spruce Budworm Research Summary – January 8, 2016

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By Drew Carleton, Entomologist, Forest Management Branch, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Government of New Brunswick It has been a […]

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By Drew Carleton, Entomologist, Forest Management Branch, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Government of New Brunswick If you have been […]

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The 2016 Healthy Forest Partnership Annual General Meeting held on February 17, in Bathurst, NB was a huge success with […]

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As discussed in my last blog entry, the team is researching the use of Btk, Mimic and pheromones to target small, […]

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It’s been a busy 2015 research season – and fortunately the bulk of our field work is finally nearing its […]

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The spruce budworm is a native insect that periodically kills large numbers of balsam fir and spruce trees across eastern […]

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There is considerable research ongoing outside of Atlantic Canada to better understand the spread of spruce budworm outbreaks. Here is […]

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Part of our early intervention program involves testing spruce budworm pheromones. In early July, the final application of pheromone flakes […]

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Working between the poorer weather conditions, we were able to complete our experimental treatment applications as of the morning of […]

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Weather has not been cooperating with us and we are still waiting for the first application of Btk in the […]

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