Budworm battle in Taos and Colfax forests escalates
U S government and New Mexico agencies wage a two week campaign against fir budworms in Taos and Colfax counties aided by environmental scientists and crop duster pilots. Carbaryl sprays are applied from planes while Bt tests seek safer control. Public support grows though injunctions target chemical use. Spraying areas are posted across Carson National Forest offices and local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin McKinney
U.S
Taos
Colfax
Moreno Valley
Carson National Forest
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Bruce King
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Santa Fe National Forest
Forest Service Offiaes
Carson Forest
Carson National Forest Supervisor
Questa
Tres Piedras
Angel Fire
Steen
Post
Eagle Nest
Trading Post
First National Bank
Julio
Budworm Life Cycle and Management in New Mexico Forests
Entomologist Jim Davis explains Western Spruce Budworm lifecycle from larval feeding in winter tree crevices to a short lived adult moth that breeds. He notes native pests worsen as timbering and fire suppression alter forests. Seasonal spraying uses carbaryl and Bt as conifer buds swell to target feeding larvae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Kenney
University of Wisconsin At
Stevens Point
Moreno Valley
New Mexico State University
Susan Abeycrumble
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Jim Davis
Davis
Sumer
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Taos Municipal
Jim Berenholtz
Union Carbide
Palo Flochado Pass
Wheeler Peak
Valley