Low volume undiluted Btk application against heavy gypsy moth population densities in southern Corsica

Robert A. Fusco; Jean-Claude Martin

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Low volume undiluted Btk application against heavy gypsy moth population densities in southern Corsica

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert A. Fusco, Jean-Claude Martin

Year:

2003

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fosbroke, Sandra L. C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. p.29.

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Abstract

Low volume undiluted applications of Bacillus thuringiensis are common and efficacious against coniferous forest pests such as pine processionary moth and spruce budworm, but have not been common practice against deciduous forest pests due to coverage issues.

Parent Publication

Economies of Scale and Forest Management in Mississippi

Citation

Fusco, Robert A.; Martin, Jean-Claude. 2003. Low volume undiluted Btk application against heavy gypsy moth population densities in southern Corsica. In: Fosbroke, Sandra L. C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. p.29.