Tuesday March 21st, Noon-1, Camden ME. Entomologist Allison Kanoti of the Maine Forest Service will provide an update on spruce budworm in Maine at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. Members: Free, Non-Members $5.00. ... Read More ›
Maine Forest Service Releases 2016 SBW Report
The Maine Forest Service has just released a review of spruce budworm conditions in Maine based on the 2016 pheromone trap survey. Maine Forest Service 2016 Spruce Budworm Report Updates to the report will be posted on this site. ... Read More ›
Weather Surveillance Radar and Spruce Budworm Flights
The use of weather surveillance radar and high-resolution three dimensional weather data to monitor a spruce budworm mass exodus flight by Yan Boulanger, Frédéric Fabry, Alamelu Kilambi, Deepa S. Pureswaran, Brian R. Sturtevant, and Rémi Saint-Amant Published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Volumes 234-235, 15 March 2017, pages 127-135. HIGHLIGHTS Weather radar (WSR) and weather data was used to assess spruce budworm (SBW) exodus. WSR suggested that the flight originated from ... Read More ›
Kanoti & Johns Present Updates
On October 20, 2016, Rob Johns, forest insect ecologist for Natural Resources Canada lead a discussion on the background, biology, and economic impact of the eastern spruce budworm at the MFS Southern Region Headquarters in Augusta, Maine. Dr. Johns discussed the application and safety of pesticide mechanisms for budworm control and covered the early intervention strategy being implemented in New Brunswick. Allison Kanoti, entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, provided an update on ... Read More ›
L2 Sampling Protocol Now Available
The Maine Forest Service and UMaine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit has released the 2016 L2 Sampling Protocol for Maine, along with a data collection template for land owners and managers who are participating in this program, which runs through December 20, 2016. 2016 L2 Sampling Protocol L2 Data Collection Sheet template ... Read More ›
SBW at NESAF/New York SAF/NEFPC Meeting in March 2017
Thursday March 9th, 2017, 8am-930am, Bangor ME. A spruce budworm session will kick off the second day of the Northeastern Forest Pest Council (NEFPC) concurrent session at the Joint New England/New York Society of American Foresters/NEFPC meeting. Speakers to include Dr. Rob Johns and Dr. Daniel Kneeshaw. Registration fees apply. Registration details will be available at: https://sites.google.com/site/northeasternforestpestcouncil/meetings. ... Read More ›
Quebec’s Outbreak Continues to Grow
MFFP’s 2016 SBW Defoliation report is out: http://www.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/…/insect…/tordeuse/TBE_2016_P.pdf The report highlights an increase of 0.7 million ha this year to a total of 7 million ha of defoliation in Québec. The Gaspé region of Québec went from a total of 1.2 million ha last year to 1.5 million ha this year. ... Read More ›
Spruce Budworm Talk in Augusta October 20
Spruce Budworm Outbreak in NB and Maine: Monitoring & Citizen Science A Talk with Ecologist Rob Johns and Entomologist Allison Kanoti October 20, 2016 9-11 am MFS Southern Region Headquarters Bolton Hill Facility 2870 North Belfast Ave. Augusta Sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests Rob Johns of Natural Resources Canada will lead a discussion on the background, biology, and economic impact of the eastern spruce budworm, highlight the mass ... Read More ›
Maine Volunteers Sought for SBW Tracking Project
The Budworm Tracker program is seeking volunteers in northern Maine to assist in its citizen science program, according to a recent press release from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The program, part of the Healthy Forest Partnership, will provide a better understanding of how budworm populations increase and spread. “The Budworm Tracker team wants to engage interested citizens to help us conduct research and monitor spruce budworm populations in their own ... Read More ›