Optimizing <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (<i>Btk</i>) Aerial Spray Prescriptions in Mixed Balsam Fir-White Spruce Stands against the Eastern Spruce Budworm

Optimizing <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (<i>Btk</i>) Aerial Spray Prescriptions in Mixed Balsam Fir-White Spruce Stands against the Eastern Spruce Budworm

Forest protection against eastern spruce budworm, <i>Choristoneura fumiferana</i> (Clemens), relies on aerial applications of <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (<i>Btk</i>). However, <i>Btk</i> prescriptions have been developed for balsam fir (<i>Abi...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Fuentealba, Émile Pelletier-Beaulieu, Alain Dupont, Christian Hébert, Richard Berthiaume, Éric Bauce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
spruce budworm
forest protection
spray operations
<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>
balsam fir
white spruce
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/7/1289

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