Pheromone Traps for Detecting Incipient Outbreaks of the Spruce Budworm, Choristoneura Fumiferana (Clem.)

• Author(s): C. J. Sanders, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Northern Forestry Program (Canada),
• Publisher: Great Lakes Forestry Centre
• Pages: 14
• ISBN_10: 0662249518
  ISBN_13: 9780662249511
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology ,

Description:... Sex pheromone traps are an efficient and convenient means for monitoring low-density populations of spruce budworm. This report describes the recommended type of trap, lure, and insecticide, and provides guidelines for deployment and handling of the traps. Information is also included on trap collection, standardization of trap catch, and interpretation of trapping results.