Problem Addressed: Biological assumptions underlying management and regulation of deer winter habitat are increasingly challenged by forest user groups
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Conference to bring together diverse opinions and concerns regarding the management of deer habitat in Maine.
Problem Addressed: Adverse effects of insecticides used against spruce budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Assess the impact of experimentally-applied Aminocarb Flowable and Aminocarb in 585 Oil on the microphytic component of stream vegetation.
Key Findings: Analyses of periphyton samples collected immediately following spray applicaiton and at 7h post spray in effect indicated no accumulation of aminocarb had occurred. However, ppm levels of fenitrothion were discovered in some samples and are thought to have been present in others.
Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm outbreak in Newfoundland that has steadily increased in size and intensity since 1971
Key Findings: Presents the results of studies carried out to determine the immediate and short-term effects of a series of experimental sprays upon forest dwelling birds exposed to the various treatment regimes.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): 1. Review available information on the predators of the spruce budworm; 2. Provide information on predator biologies, including life stages, modes of attack, and general importance; 3. Summarize the importance of predators and predation in population dynamics of the spruce budworm; 4. Review forest-management practices that enhance predator populations; and 5. List basic literature sources for identifying predators of the spruce budworm.
Key Findings: The information in the article is especially needed at low population levels of the pest so that we can learn how to manage the forest to prevent future outbreaks.