Slow the spread : a national program to manage the gypsy moth / [Patrick C. Tobin, editor and contributing author ; Laura M. Blackburn, editor].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Tobin, Patrick C., 1969-

Blackburn, Laura

United States. Forest Service. Northern Research Station

Series:

General technical report NRS ; 6.

General technical report NRS ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lymantria dispar--Integrated control--United States.

Lymantria dispar.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 109 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newtown Square, PA : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, ©2007.

Summary:

The gypsy moth is a destructive, nonindigenous pest of forest, shade, and fruit trees that was introduced into the United States in 1869, and is currently established throughout the Northeast and upper Midwest. The Slow the Spread Program is a regional integrated pest management strategy that aims to minimize the rate of gypsy moth spread into uninfested areas. The premise of the Slow the Spread Program is to deploy extensive grids of pheromone-baited traps (>100,000 traps per year) along the expanding population front to identify and subsequently eradicate newly establishing populations to prevent them from growing, coalescing, and contributing to the progression of the population front. This report provides a brief history of the gypsy moth in North America, describes the dynamics of gypsy moth spread, and then details the technological and operational aspects of implementing the Slow the Spread Program.

Contents:

1. In the beginning: gypsy moth in the United States / Michael L. McManus

2. Population biology of gypsy moth spread / Andrew M. Liebhold, Alexei A. Sharov, and Patrick C. Tobin

3. Gypsy moth population monitoring and data collection / E. Anderson Roberts and Amos H. Ziegler

4. The decision algorithm: selection of and recommendation for potential problem areas / Patrick C. Tobin and Alexei A. Sharov

5. The decision algorithm: project evaluation / Patrick C. Tobin, Alexei A. Sharov, and Kevin W. Thorpe

Data management and information delivery / Amos H. Ziegler and E. Anderson Roberts

Project organization, planning and operations / Donna S. Leonard.

Notes:

Title from Web page (viewed on November 1, 2007).

"April 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-109).

OCLC:

180190481