Proceedings, U. S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990

Abstract

Eight invited papers and 68 abstracts of volunteer presentations on gypsy moth biology, ecology, impacts, and management presented at the U. S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Review.

Titles contained within Proceedings, U. S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990

• Variation in the suitability of tree species for the gypsy moth
• Epizootiology of gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus
• Effects of defoliation by gypsy moth
• Sampling low-density gypsy moth populations
• Entomophaga maimaiga panzootic in northeastern gypsy moth populations
• General and specific gypsy moth predators
• Impact of small mammal predators on gypsy moth
• The effects of tree species and site conditions on gypsy moth survival and growth in Michigan
• Performance of gypsy moth larvae on hosts from the Deep South: survival, development and host preferences
• Development of appropriate methodologies for sampling gypsy moth populations in moderately sized urban parks and other wooded public lands
• Leading edge gypsy moth population dynamics
• Analysis of spatial density dependence in gypsy moth mortality
• Gypsy moth larval defense mechanisms against pathogenic microorganisms
• Temporal analysis and spatial mapping of Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus transcripts and in-vitro translation products
• Construction of a transfer vector for a clonal isolate of LdNPV
• Replication and inclusion body characteristics of two Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus plaque variants
• Autographa caljfornica nuclear polyhedrosis virus replication in non-permissive Lymantria dispar cell lines
• Response of gypsy moth larvae to homologous and heterologous nuclear polyhedrosis virus
• Detection of Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus in infected larvae using a DNA hybridization assay
• Genetically-engineered baculovirus pesticides and their environmental safety
• Knowledge-based geographic information systems on the Macintosh computer: a component of the GypsES project
• Phenology prediction component of GypsES
• The treatment implementation advisor: a component of the GypsES project
• Monitoring components of GypsES
• Hazard rating for gypsy moth on a Macintosh computer: a component of the GypsES system
• Microbial pesticides
• Interactions between nuclear polyhedrosis virus and Nosema sp. infecting gypsy moth
• Evaluation of the Abington isolate of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus against a formulation of Gypchek in small field plots
• Gypchek? use pattern realities
• Current research efforts with Bacillus thuringiensis
• Summary of the Blackmo 88 spray experiment
• Gypsy moth management program for moderately sized urban parks and other wooded public lands
• Vermont management in focal areas
• Summary of experimental releases of exotic microsporidia: conclusions and recommendations
• Regulation of disparlure titer in gypsy moth females: effects of mating and senescence
• Isolation and characterization of juvenile hormone esterase from gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)
• Using respiration rates of single eggs to determine gypsy moth pre-diapause developmental rates
• Use of molecular probes to detect parasites and retrotransposons in gypsy moths
• The backcross sterility technique
• Outcrossing colonies of the Otis New Jersey gypsy moth strain and its effect on progeny development
• Pupal abnormalities among laboratory-reared gypsy moths
• Variation in gypsy moth, with comparisons to other Lymantria spp.
• A monitoring system for gypsy moth management
• History of research on modelling gypsy moth population ecology
• Pheromone dispenser formulations for use in gypsy moth management programs
• Development of a pheromone-baited trap to monitor gypsy moth populations
• Monitoring, and mapping gypsy moth data in AIPM: the process and problems of implementation
• Landscape ecology of gypsy moth in the Northeastern United States
• Modeling gypsy moth seasonality
• Mesoscale landscape model of gypsy moth phenology
• Behavior of the gypsy moth life system model and development of synoptic model formulations
• Hazard rating forest stands for gypsy moth
• The revelation
• What causes the patterns of gypsy moth defoliation?
• Development of a sampling system for Armillaria rhizomorphs in mixed oak stands: a progress report
• Short-term effects of gypsy moth defoliation on nongame birds
• The effects of gypsy moth infestation on gray squirrel habitat and populations
• Effects of gypsy moth infestation on aesthetic preferences and behavior intentions
• Using silviculture to minimize gypsy moth impacts
• Effects of gypsy moth-oriented silvicultural treatments on vertebrate predator communities
• Demonstration of the gypsy moth energy budget microclimate model
• Micrometeorological measurements during the Blackmo 88 spray trials
• Detection of latent nuclear polyhedrosis virus in the gypsy moth
• Gypsy moth life system model
• Modified lignin sulfonate formulation for the photo protection of GMNPV
• Statistical comparisons of AGDISP prediction with Mission III data
• A multiple regression model for parasitization of gypsy moths by the introduced larval parasite Cotesia melanoscelus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
• Does previous stand management influence gypsy moth-related mortality?
• Gypsy moth impacts on oak acorn production
• The West Virginia university forest hazard rating study: the hazards of hazard rating
• Interactive effects of defoliation and low resource levels on photosynthesis, growth, and gypsy moth larval response to red oak seedlings
• Predicting defoliation by the gypsy moth using egg mass counts and a helper variable
• Identification, cloning, and expression analysis of three putative Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus immediate early genes
• Understanding predation: implications toward forest management
• Using ribosomal RNA technology for classifying microsporidia
• Architecture of the Black Moshannon forest canopy measured by hemispherical photographs and a LI-COR LAI-2000 sensor

Citation

Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I.; [Editors] 1991. Proceedings, U. S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 152p.