Talks on spruce budworm outbreak monitoring, citizen science Oct. 20
Monitoring efforts in the spruce budworm outbreak in Maine and New Brunswick, including the important role of citizen science, will be the focus of presentations Oct. 20 in Augusta, sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests.
Forest insect ecologist Rob Johns with Natural Resources Canada and Maine Forest Service entomologist Allison Kanoti will give talks from 9-11 a.m., at the Maine Forest Service Southern Region Bolton Hill Facility, 2870 North Belfast Ave., Augusta. The event is free and open to the public; preregistration is required and available online.
Johns will discuss the background, biology and economic impact of the eastern spruce budworm, highlighting the mass migration event in New Brunswick in July and control efforts using pesticide. He also will talk about early intervention strategy being implemented in New Brunswick.
Kanoti will provide an update on conditions in Maine and the results of citizen science monitoring efforts statewide.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Meg Fergusson, UMaine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, crsf@maine.edu; 207.581.3794.