| Title: | Use of a Sprayable Sex Pheromone Formulation in Landscape-Level Control of Choristoneura fumiferana Populations |
| Author(s): | Roscoe LE; MacKinnon W; Regniere J; Forbes G; Brophy M; Lamb R; |
| Address: | "Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, NB E3B 5P7, Canada. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Quebec City, QC G1V 4C7, Canada" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Choristoneura fumiferana (SBW) is a major defoliating pest of balsam fir and spruce in eastern North America. As part of an integrated management strategy for SBW, we evaluated the effectiveness of mating disruption as a landscape-level population control tactic. Using a sprayable formulation (CONFOUND(SBW)) containing a synthetic sex pheromone blend, we treated five 300 ha blocks in Northern New Brunswick with an aerially applied microencapsulated mixture. There were significant reductions in adult trap catches in treated blocks compared to untreated control blocks. Branch sampling in treated blocks showed uniform distribution of CONFOUND(SBW) deposition throughout the blocks. Population densities following treatment were not significantly affected when compared to densities in control blocks, or prior to treatment. Analysis of egg:adult ratios indicates that no immigration events occurred within treatment or control blocks. The lack of population reduction following treatment strongly suggests that widespread application of CONFOUND(SBW) at a rate of 50 g of active ingredient per hectare is not an effective tool in controlling SBW populations" |
| Keywords: | Choristoneura Tortricidae forests mating disruption pest management; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINERoscoe, Lucas E MacKinnon, Wayne Regniere, Jacques Forbes, Glen Brophy, Matt Lamb, Rosanna eng Switzerland 2022/12/24 Insects. 2022 Dec 17; 13(12):1175. doi: 10.3390/insects13121175" |
