The Impact of Moth Migration on Apparent Fecundity Overwhelms Mating Disruption as a Method to Manage Spruce Budworm Populations

Aerial applications of a registered formulation of synthetic spruce budworm female sex pheromone were made in 2008, 2013 and 2014 to disrupt mating in populations of this forest insect pest in Quebec, Canada. Each year, the applications resulted in a 90% reduction in captures of male spruce budworm...

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Main Authors: Jacques Régnière, Johanne Delisle, Alain Dupont, Richard Trudel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/9/775