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RECENT RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In response to an initial survey of pest concerns and research priorities, the FPMC has made significant accomplishments in the following areas:

• Evaluation of baits resulted in 24C registration of Volcano®, a safe
      alternative to methyl bromide, for control of the Texas leaf-cutting ant in
      Texas and Louisiana.
• Evaluation of trunk injection of systemic pesticides resulting in 90+%
      reduction in coneworm damage for 6+ years in pine seed orchards and
      prevention of mortality by bark beetles.
• Determination of the impact of pine reproduction weevils, development of
      a weevil risk-rating system and 24C registration of Pounce®, Waylay™
      and/or Artic in several southern states.
• Determination of the impact of pine tip moth, development of a tip moth
      hazard-rating model and EPA registration of PTM™ (fipronil) and
      SilvaShield™ (imidacloprid + fertilizer tablet).

OTHER PROJECTS

• Studies to develop economical control options to protect young
      plantations from tip moth.
• Studies to evaluate potential of systemic tree injections to protect cone
      crops from coneworms and seed bugs and trees from bark beetles and
      wood borers.
• Develop a new effective leaf-cutting ant bait.
• Web-based list of registered forestry-related pesticides.
• Monitoring of tip moth & coneworm populations in pine seed orchards and
      plantations.
• Prediction of annual southern pine beetle infestation trends.

 

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Pine Tip Moth

Efficacy of Wing Versus Delta Traps for Predicting Infestation Levels of Four Generations of the Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in the Southern United States (128 kb)

Nantucket Pine Tip Moth Phenology and Timing of Insecticide Spray
Applications in the Western Gulf Region (2.02 mb)

Leaf-cutting Ant

Attractiveness and Efficacy of Fipronil and Sulfluramid Baits for Control of
the Texas Leafcutting Ant (62 kb)

Pine Reproduction Weevils

Influence of Harvest Date and Silvicultural Practices on Abundance and Impact of Pine Reproduction Weevils in Western Gulf Loblolly Pine Plantations  (3.96 mb)

 

Seed and Cone Insects
Systemic Insecticide Injections for Control of Cone and Seed Insects in
Loblolly Pine Seed Orchards—2 Year Results (38 kb)

 

Systemic Insecticide Injections: New, Effective Option for Protecting Pine
Seed Orchard Crops from Insect Pests (238 kb)

Bark Beetles/Wood Borers

Efficacy of Systemic Insecticides for Protection of Loblolly Pine Against
Southern Pine Engraver Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and
Wood Borers (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (92 kb)

Efficacy of Two Systemic Insecticides Injected Into Loblolly Pine for
Protection Against Southern Pine Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (92 kb)

Effectiveness of Two Systemic Insecticides for Protecting Western Conifers from Mortality Due to Bark Beetle Attack  (84 kb)

Efficacy of Fipronil for Protecting Individual Pines from Mortality Attributed to Attack by Western Pine Beetle and Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)  (180 kb)