Monitoring native non-target Lepidoptera for three years following a high dose and volume application of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-305

  Boulton, T J ^a   Otvos, I S ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial spray; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki; Btk; Choristoneura occidentalis; Douglas fir; Non target Lepidoptera; Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca; Western spruce budworm

Indexed keywords

NATIVE SPECIES; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALIS; EUHYPONOMEUTOIDES; LEPIDOPTERA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PICEA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RIBES; RIBES CEREUM; RIBES HUDSONIANUM;

EID: 5444272802     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870412331286058     Document Type: Article

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