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The Spruce Budworm in Maine in 1972

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm in Maine
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Determine what to do to combat the spruce budworm issue.
Key Findings: Ground and aerial surveys and airport procedures were conducted as reported in preceding reports by many of the same personnel, but with a change from a centralized to a regionalized system of administration.
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Measurement and Analysis of the Activity of Adult Spruce Budworm Parasitoids

Problem Addressed: Parasitoids related to the spruce budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Present results of an investigation of the spatial and temporal dynamics of adults of the parasitoid Gypta fumiferanae Vierick.
Key Findings: An important factor influencing adult parasitoids and one that may be controllable is the availability of nutrients and moisture
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Monitoring the Aerial Spraying of Insecticide Against the Spruce Budworm, in Quebec, in 1984

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm insecticide effects
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate concentrations of Bacillus thuringiensis in the air of two municipalities of region 01 (St-Honoré de Témiscouata and Causapscal).
Key Findings: Spraying biological insecticides would constitute a negligible hazard to the health of the citizens nearby.
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Stand Parameters Affecting Mortality Factors of Spruce Budworm Eggs and Dispersing Larvae

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Examine the effects of stand characters on population fluctuations of egg and dispersing first- and second-instar spruce budworm.
Key Findings: Open area and non-host tree densities favorably affected budworm parasites.
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Baxter State Park Spruce Budworm Protection Recommendation 1981

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm in Baxter State Park
Goal(s)/Objective(s): To manage the SFMA using the most approved practices of scientific forestry in accordance with Percival Proctor Baxter's deeds of gifts and conveyances and to provide multiple-use management so as to harmoniously coordinate the primary use, timber management, with other uses for which the area can be managed.
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Bacillus Thurigniensis Operational Project – Spruce Budworm Control in Maine

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Study the effects of five treatment variations of Bacillus thuringiensis against the spruce budworm in Maine in 1979.
Key Findings: Report of the efficacy of the 'BT' formulations in reducing spruce budworm populations and providing foliage protection
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Bacillus thuringiensis Operation Project – Spruce Budworm Control in Maine 1978

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm in Maine
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Analyze use of Bacillus thuringiensis, formulated as Thuricide 16B, as insecticide against spruce budworm.
Key Findings: The "BT" treatment must be considered as successful since the treated forest appeared green and quite healthy.
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B.t. Budworm Spray is Innocuous to Aquatic Insects

Problem Addressed: Possible side effects with the use of Bacillus thuringiensis as insecticide against spruce budworm
Key Findings: Nobody has been able to detect mortality of aquatic insects during an operational B.t. budworm spray.
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