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The use of chemical insecticides is presently accepted as the most effective means of keeping damage by spruce budworm in Maine at an acceptable level. Unfortunately, broad-spectrum chemicals such as Sevin-4-oil® affect non-target organisms as well, and this can have serious consequences. The significance of these effects can only be determined by monitoring populations of non-target organisms and assessing the overall impact on the environment. This study was undertaken to determine the effects of operational spraying of carbaryl insecticide, Sevin-4-oil® on the abundance of insect pollinators in a spruce-fir forest.
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Volume
90
Publication Date
4-1-1979
Publisher
Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station
City
Orono
Keywords
insect pollinators, spruce-fir forest
Disciplines
Entomology
Recommended Citation
Miliczky, E.R., and E.A. Osgood. 1979. The effects of spraying with Sevin-4-oil on insect pollinators and pollination in a spruce-fir forest. Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 90.
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