“Slow The Spread”: A National Program to Contain the Gypsy Moth

By A. Sharov, D. Leonard, Andrew M. Liebhold, E. A. Roberts, W. Dickerson. Journal of Forests, 2002

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Invasion by alien species can cause substantial damage to our forest resources. The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) represents one example of this problem, and we present here a new strategy for its management that concentrates on containment rather than suppression of out-breaks. The "Slow the Spread" project is a combined federal and state government effort to slow gypsy moth spread by detecting isolated colonies in grids of pheromone-baited traps placed along the expanding population front from Wisonsin to North Carolina. Detected colonies are treated using Bacillus thuringiensis or mating disruption. Analyses to date indicate that this project has reduced spread by more than 50 percent.

Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Insect Science

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Eradication of invasive forest insects: concepts, methods, costs and benefits (2010, background): “In the USA, more than 100 000 traps are set annually in order to detect gypsy moth populations in previously uncolonised areas (Sharov et al., 2002a).”
Modelling local and long‐distance dispersal of invasive emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera) in North America (2006, background): “Peterson and Vieglais (2001) utilized this approach to determine the possible range of Asian longhorned beetles in North America.”
Growth of newly established alien populations: comparison of North American gypsy moth colonies with invasion theory (2006, background): “Similar to the more distant uninfested area described above, these traps are used to detect isolated colonies so that they can subsequently be delimited and treated (Sharov et al. 2002; Tobin et al. 2004).”
Comparison of methods for estimating the spread of a non‐indigenous species (2007, methodology): “The dotted area between the two is the transition zone that was monitored under the STS Program in 2005.”
Climate suitability and management of the gypsy moth invasion into Canada (2008, background): “This invasion has been countered by over a century of aggressive and often controversial pest control (Nealis and Erb 1993) which has, in some cases, slowed but not halted the rate of spread (Sharov et al. 2002).”
Population ecology of insect invasions and their management. (2008, background): “The annual cost of this program is roughly $12 million, and gypsy moth spread has been reduced by over 60% (112, 135).”
Sex Pheromones and Their Impact on Pest Management (2010, methodology): “The detected populations are treated by using Bacillus thuringiensis or more frequently by mating disruption, by using aerial applications of plastic flakes (Sharov et al. 2002; Tcheslavskaia et al. 2005).”
The ecology, geopolitics, and economics of managing Lymantria dispar in the United States (2012, background): “dispar management efforts, such latency allows for the use of delimiting trapping grids, so that the full extent of the infestation and its population peaks can be spatially identified, which then allows for the more precise treatment applications (Sharov et al. 2002a; Tobin et al. 2004).”
Biological invasions: recommendations for U.S. policy and management. (2006, background): “Similar examples are common for terrestrial plants and insects such as the emerald ash borer and gypsy moth (Sharov and Liebhold 1998, Sharov et al. 2002; also see the USDA Forest Service web site),26 and are increasingly common for marine species in other countries (Ross et al. 2002).”