Historical pesticide applications for the treatment of eastern spruce budworm infestations in New Brunswick.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4068
Abstract: Pesticides have been used in Canada since 1945 as part of large-scale aerial spray applications to control insect pests on forested lands. Some of the pesticides used historically were efficacious, nonselective, persistent, and have led… read more here.
Keywords: eastern spruce; new brunswick; spruce budworm; pesticide ... See more keywords
Improved performance of the eastern spruce budworm on black spruce as warming temperatures disrupt phenological defenses.
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15643
Abstract: Phenological shifts, induced by global warming, can lead to mismatch between closely interacting species. The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, an important outbreaking insect defoliator in North America, mainly feeds on balsam fir, Abies balsamea,… read more here.
Keywords: spruce; spruce budworm; balsam fir; eastern spruce ... See more keywords
A Foliar Endophyte of White Spruce Reduces Survival of the Eastern Spruce Budworm and Tree Defoliation
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DOI: 10.3390/f11060659
Abstract: Wild eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens) were reared on white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) trees, half of which had been previously inoculated with a native endophytic fungus, Phialocephala scopiformis DAOM 229536 Kowalski and… read more here.
Keywords: white spruce; defoliation; budworm; spruce budworm ... See more keywords