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 ›
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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 ›
Gov. LePage, Task Force outline Maine’s strategy against budworm
AUGUSTA - Gov. Paul R. LePage and the Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force today released recommendations about how to respond to the upcoming spruce budworm infestation. “Coming Spruce Budworm Outbreak: Initial Risk Assessment and Preparation & Response Recommendations for Maine’s Forestry Community” and other materials are available at sprucebudwormmaine.org. “We are on the verge of another spruce budworm epidemic and our goal is to lessen its damage,” Gov. Paul LePage said at a news ... Read More ›