How safe for the environment are the Btk, Mimic and...
All products are federally registered and approved safe for use by Health Canada. Spruce budworm...
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All products are federally registered and approved safe for use by Health Canada. Spruce budworm...
A successful early intervention strategy will result in reduced losses in wood supply and a...
First, Mimic (tebufenozide) is added to water and mixed. This mixture is then aerially applied...
Growth loss and tree mortality during a spruce budworm outbreak vary with its duration, severity,...
Success is defined as spruce budworm populations returning to their endemic level. Researchers will assess...
The impact on wood supply from a spruce budworm outbreak would persist for 30 to 40 years.
The spruce budworm outbreak in Québec is similar to the severe outbreak scenario analyzed for...
A model of an uncontrolled moderate to severe spruce budworm outbreak in the Atlantic region...
In an uncontrolled moderate to severe outbreak, it is estimated that losses in wood in...
Water bodies are identified on maps and are excluded from all treatment areas during the...
If conifer-dominated stream buffers or watersheds suffer high mortality from budworm outbreaks, their ability to...
Tree growth is affected as long as defoliation continues, usually 8-10 years. If the tree...