Another year of experimental treatments for the Early Intervention Strategy (EIS) have come to pass. The 2017 treatments began on […]
Spruce Budworm Treatment Concludes and Research Begins for 2017
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It’s another busy season for the Forest Pest Management group (FPMG) at the Department of Energy and Resource Development (ERD). […]
The 2017 Healthy Forest Partnership (HFP) Annual Workshop, held in beautiful Miramichi, New Brunswick, was a great day filled with […]
For many people, the mention of an “insect plague” brings to mind unnerving thoughts of massive locust swarms sweeping like […]
Last week while working in our 2016 treatment blocks we took this picture of a balsam fir branch that helps […]
As you may be aware, the Restigouche area is currently experiencing high populations of spruce budworm moth activity. Radar and […]
Part of our early intervention strategy involves testing a spruce budworm pheromone simulant. On July 9th, the final application of […]
We completed two of the three planned treatment types by June 26th. This covered areas in northern New Brunswick totalling […]
To help woodlot owners make management decisions, the Healthy Forest Partnership (HFP) has developed a smartphone application to estimate how […]
By Drew Carleton, Entomologist, Forest Management Branch, Department of Natural Resources, Government of New Brunswick If you have been following […]