2002 SERG WORKSHOP

Hilton Niagara Falls Hotel
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
November 7^th-8^th, 2002

November 7, 2002

Keynote Speaker – Melvin Dell, Curator, Butterfly World, Niagara Falls

Update on PMRA activities – Ted Kuchnicki

History and Future of UNB wind tunnel – Jules Picot

Sampling techniques for droplet sizing of rotary atomizer sprays – Andrew Hewitt

STAINALYSIS - A software package for analysis of deposit characteristics – Bob Mickle

USDA-FS: Calibration to Application – John Ghent

Optimum Droplet Method: A technique to evaluate the toxicity of Btk formulations against Spruce Budworm larvae – Ed Kettela

Competition study for Boreal mixed woods – Doug Pitt

Effects of woody and herbaceous vegetation on white pine establishment, growth and quality – Doug Pitt

Longer-term efficacy following site preparation and vegetation management treatments – Wayne Bell

Updates: Operational Insect Protection and Vegetation Management Programs
Newfoundland – Hubert Crummey
Quebec – Alain Dupont
New Brunswick – Dave Davies
Ontario – Michael Irvine
Manitoba – Keith Knowles
Saskatchewan – Joe Meating
Alberta – Hideji Ono
British Columbia - Peter Hall
UDSA-FS – Donna Leonard (20min)

November 8th, 2002

Integrated Applied Technology – Gerry Cormier, Ghislain Rousseau

AIMMS-20: Development and field test results – Stephen Foster

Evaluation of the AIMMS-10 met package for forest treatment programs – Robert Chénard

Evaluation of the Windicator met package – Bob Mickle

Effects of atmospheric stability and application rate on Nantucket Pine Tip Moth spraying – Harold Thistle

Development of a consistent trap-bait and trapping system for Jack Pine Budworm – Peter Silk

Development of an effective trap and lure for detection of Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle – Jon Sweeney

Pheromone dispersion within a forest canopy – Harold Thistle

Early intervention against Spruce Budworm – Jacques Régnière

Balsam Fir Sawfly NPV – Field efficacy – Chris Lucarotti

Ontario Pine False Webworm Trials: Delivery to user – Ed Kettela

A review of operational Spruce Budworm spraying in Saskatchewan 1998-2002: How have we done and what do we want to do – Joe Meating

Increasing carbon sequestration through forest protection programs – Ed Kettela

Operational implementation of DSS tools – Jacques Régnière

Industry Presentations

Spray Advisor: Demonstration and Intro Training - Jacques Régnière



November 7, 2002
	Keynote Speaker – Melvin Dell, Curator, Butterfly World, Niagara Falls Update on PMRA activities – Ted Kuchnicki History and Future of UNB wind tunnel – Jules Picot Sampling techniques for droplet sizing of rotary atomizer sprays – Andrew Hewitt STAINALYSIS - A software package for analysis of deposit characteristics – Bob Mickle USDA-FS: Calibration to Application – John Ghent Optimum Droplet Method: A technique to evaluate the toxicity of Btk formulations against Spruce Budworm larvae – Ed Kettela Competition study for Boreal mixed woods – Doug Pitt Effects of woody and herbaceous vegetation on white pine establishment, growth and quality – Doug Pitt Longer-term efficacy following site preparation and vegetation management treatments – Wayne Bell Updates: Operational Insect Protection and Vegetation Management Programs Newfoundland – Hubert Crummey Quebec – Alain Dupont New Brunswick – Dave Davies Ontario – Michael Irvine Manitoba – Keith Knowles Saskatchewan – Joe Meating Alberta – Hideji Ono British Columbia - Peter Hall UDSA-FS – Donna Leonard (20min)

November 8th, 2002
	Integrated Applied Technology – Gerry Cormier, Ghislain Rousseau AIMMS-20: Development and field test results – Stephen Foster Evaluation of the AIMMS-10 met package for forest treatment programs – Robert Chénard Evaluation of the Windicator met package – Bob Mickle Effects of atmospheric stability and application rate on Nantucket Pine Tip Moth spraying – Harold Thistle Development of a consistent trap-bait and trapping system for Jack Pine Budworm – Peter Silk Development of an effective trap and lure for detection of Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle – Jon Sweeney Pheromone dispersion within a forest canopy – Harold Thistle Early intervention against Spruce Budworm – Jacques Régnière Balsam Fir Sawfly NPV – Field efficacy – Chris Lucarotti Ontario Pine False Webworm Trials: Delivery to user – Ed Kettela A review of operational Spruce Budworm spraying in Saskatchewan 1998-2002: How have we done and what do we want to do – Joe Meating Increasing carbon sequestration through forest protection programs – Ed Kettela Operational implementation of DSS tools – Jacques Régnière Industry Presentations Spray Advisor: Demonstration and Intro Training - Jacques Régnière