2001 SERG WORKSHOP

Oglebay Convention Center
Wheeling, WV, USA
October 16th-20th, 2001


October 17, 2001
  • New technology for reliable and efficient pest control: invention and regulation -- Ken Giles, UC Davis
  • A Demonstration Operation and Dosage Trial of Neemix 4.5 for Management of Pine False Webworm - Ed Kettela, CFS-A
  • Environmental Fate and Effects of Neemix 4.5 in Forest Ponds - David Kreutzweiser and Dean Thompson, CFS-GLs
  • Update on Registration Processes in Canada - Ted Kuchnicki, PMRA
  • An Overview of Pesticide Re-Evaluation in Canada - Terry Caunter, PMRA
  • A Pathogen of the Larvae of the Pine False Webworm in Ontario - Chris Lucarotti, CFS-A / Marc Kenis / Ed Kettela
  • Determination of Causes of BFS Outbreak in Spaced and Unspaced Stands and the Establishment of Hazard Ratings - Dan Quiring, UNB
  • Field Trials of Balsam Fir Sawfly Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus in Newfoundland in Summer 2001 - Lucarotti, CFS-A / Kettela / Thurston / Holmes / Weaver / Morin / Stewart-Leblanc / Levin
  • Assessment and Refinement of Forecasting Methods for Hemlock Looper Populations and Defoliation - Lester Hartling, NBDNRE
  • Eastern Hemlock Looper: Evaluation of Pest Management Products Part A: Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus -Lucarotti, CFS-A / Thurston / Kettela / Levin
  • Eastern Hemlock Looper: Evaluation of Pest Management Products Part B: Evaluation of B.t. - Ed Kettela, CFS-A
  • Effects of woody and herbaceous vegetation on white pine establishment, growth, and stem quality - Project 2000/02-2001 - Doug Pitt, CFS-GL
  • Updates: Operational Insect Protection & Vegetation Management Programs
  • Newfoundland - H. Crummey (Nfld. Dept. Forestry and Agri-Foods)
  • New Brunswick - D. Davies (Forest Protection Limited)
  • Québec - Alain Dupont (Société de protection des forêts contre les insectes et maladies)
  • Ontario - T. Scarr (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
  • Manitoba - L. Matwee (Manitoba Natural Resources)



  • October 18th, 2001

  • Mosquito Session
  • Provincial programs
  • Lester Hartling, NB DNRE
  • Yves Garrant, SOPFIM
  • Overview of Mosquito Control in Florida - Mark Latham, Director, Manatee County MCD
  • Characterisation of Mosquito Sprays - Andrew Hewitt, Stewart Ag
  • Optimization Requirements for Larvicides and Adulticides - Bob Mickle, REMSpC Consulting
  • Summary of the US Forest Service and State Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression Program - Amy Onken, USDA-FS
  • A GIS-Based Approach to the Management of Lymantria dispar in Pennsylvania- Larry Rhoads ,Gary Laudermilch PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
  • Program Structure and Treatment Objectives of the Michigan Department of Agriculture Gypsy Moth Suppression Program - Jim Johnson, Michigan Department of Agriculture
  • Microbial Working Group - Charter Session - Dick Reardon/ Dan Twardus, USDA-FS
  • USERG - Round table - Harold Thistle, USDA-FS



  • October 19th, 2001

  • Early Intervention against Spruce Budworm (Project 1999/05-2001) - Jacgues Régnière, CFS-L
  • To Develop and Test Pheromone Formulations for Use in Early Intervention Management Strategies of the Spruce Budworm - Peter Silk, NB RPC
  • Developing Strategies for Managing the Spruce Budworm - Bioprotec XHP (96B) - Ed Kettela, CFS-A
  • Droplet-imbibing assays on spruce Budworm - Ghislain Rousseau, SOPFIM
  • Development of a Consistent Trap-Bait and Trapping System for Jack Pine Budworm - Peter Silk NB RPC / Kettela
  • Establishment of a sampling system and density - damage relationships for Yellowheaded spruce sawfly - Dan Quiring, UNB
  • GypSES West: Providing phenologically based decision support for timing effective management actions - Logan, USDA-FS / Gray / Régnière
  • Operational Implementation of DSS Tools - Jacques Régnière, CFS-L
  • Integrated Application Technology - Gerry Cormier, Forest Protection Limited
  • AT-802 Calibration - Ghislain Rousseau, SOPFIM
  • Remote Surveys using Unmanned Flying Vehicles - Larry Matwee, Manitoba NR
  • Manufacturer's Presentations: Recent & Future Product Development
  • Monsanto Canada
  • AEF Global
  • Certis USA
  • Valent BioSciences Canada
  • Dow AgroSciences Canada.
  • Micron Sprayers Ltd.