Aerial spraying of bacterial insecticides to control spruce budworm defoliation leads to reduced carbon losses

Abstract Spruce budworm (SBW) outbreaks are a major natural disturbance in boreal forests of eastern North America. During large‐scale infestations, aerial spraying of bacterial insecticides is used to suppress local high‐density SBW populations. While the primary goal of spraying is the protection...

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Main Authors: Zelin Liu, Changhui Peng, Louis De Grandpré, Jean‐Noël Candau, Timothy Work, Xiaolu Zhou, Daniel Kneeshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Btk
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2988