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A Technical Review of Planning and Guidance Procedures in Maine’s Spruce Budworm Spray Operation with Recommendations for Refined Spray Application

Problem Addressed: Implementing a more refined spraying program for control of spruce budworm damage in Maine.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Review present spray operation procedures and offer suggestions for dealing with the problems inherent in each stage.
Key Findings: A Loran-C based electronic guidance system used in conjunction with visual guidance in well planned blocks under the supervision of proficient, experienced guides and monitors is recommended for future spray operations
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A Work Plan to Minimize Effects of the Spruce Budworm Through Stand Alteration

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate the long term effects of both new and old forest management practices on spruce budworm populations and forest composition, assess regional effects of new and old management practices to control spruce budworm populations and reduce stand susceptibility and vulnerability, and evaluate the long term effects of the above on a large scale.
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Aerial Foliage Protection Program Nova Scotia, 1986

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Protect foliage from being eaten and/or killed by spruce budworm larvae and to protect cone bearing trees in designated cone production areas in Cape Breton Island
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A History of Recent Infestations of the Spruce Budworm in Northwestern Ontario, and an Estimate of Resultant Timber Losses

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm infestations in the Lac Seul and Lake Nipigon regions of northwestern Ontario
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Make deductions which indicate when the first severe defoliation occurred.
Key Findings: The potential for future losses within the areas affected by 1955 is almost double the amount destroyed.
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A Cooperative Pilot Study of the Insecticide Sumithion

Problem Addressed: Insecticide effects
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate the effectiveness of a selected treatment of Sumithion in controlling the spruce budworm and the effect of Sumithion on birds, fish, and aquatic invertebrates
Key Findings: The stonefly larvae seem to have suffered the greatest reduction.
Recommendation: In late spring of 1969, samples of aquatic insects in the test and control stream should be undertaken to determine the recovery of fish food organisms.
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