Slow the spread: a national program to manage the gypsy moth.

By P. Tobin, Laura M. L. Blackburn. 2007

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The gypsy moth is a destructive, nonindigenous pest of forest, shade, and fruit trees that was introduced into the United States in 1869, and is currently established throughout the Northeast and upper Midwest. The Slow the Spread Program is a regional integrated pest management strategy that aims to minimize the rate of gypsy moth spread into uninfested areas. The premise of the Slow the Spread Program is to deploy extensive grids of pheromone-baited traps (>100,000 traps per year) along the expanding population front to identify and subsequently eradicate newly establishing populations to prevent them from growing, coalescing, and contributing to the progression of the population front. This report provides a brief history of the gypsy moth in North America, describes the dynamics of gypsy moth spread, and then details the technological and operational aspects of implementing the Slow the Spread Program.

Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science

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The ecology, geopolitics, and economics of managing Lymantria dispar in the United States (2012, background): “…by L. dispar, coupled with increases in the amount of defoliation, the US Department of Agriculture accelerated research and development on L. dispa, beginning with a funding allocation of $1 million in 1971 followed by annual allocations of $2.4 million from 1975 to 1978 (McManus 1978, 2007).”
Risk Analysis and Bioeconomics of Invasive Species to Inform Policy and Management (2016, background): “, timber, recreation, residential property values), spread models, and the costs of management (Figure 2) (88).”
Natural enemies and environmental factors affecting the population dynamics of the gypsy moth (2013, background): “In North America, more than 34 million ha have been defoliated by the gypsy moth since 1924 (McManus 2007).”
Sex Pheromones and Their Impact on Pest Management (2010, background): “GISs are already in use, especially in forest insects, to document geographic variation, predict outbreaks, and to delimit invasive species (Tobin et al. 2004, 2007).”
The role of Allee effects in gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), invasions (2009, background): “…invasion has a long history (e.g., Riley and Vasey 1870; Forbush and Fernald 1896; Burgess 1917; Perry 1955; Doane and McManus 1981; Dreistadt 1983; Liebhold et al. 1992; Tobin and Blackburn 2007), and consequently there are historical records available that detail its distribution through time.”