Nantucket Pine Tip Moth: Old Problems, New Research. Proceedings of an Informal Conference, The Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting at Atlanta, Georgia on December 12-16, 1999

摘要

The Nantucket pine tip moth has become a more prevalent pest as the intensity of pine plantation management has increased. Because some forest product producers feel that growth losses due to tip moth attacks may be unacceptable, the Pine Tip Moth Research Consortium was formed to increase basic knowledge about the moth and to explore ways to reduce tip moth damage. A conference was held in 1999 to highlight some research supported by the consortium and other institutions. Research has been conducted on damage assessment (impact), interactions of the moth with different forest management practices, effects of herbicide and insecticide use on tip moth parasitoids, evaluations of insecticides for tip moth control, optimizing chemical control through more precise timing, potential for augmenting tip moth egg parasites, pheromone traps to predict tip moth infestation density and tests of different pheromone trap designs and lures.