Pest management science.
Publisher:
Published for SCI by Wiley,
Frequency: Monthly
Country: England
Language: English
Author(s):
Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain)
Start Year:2000 -
ISSN:
1526-498X (Print)
1526-4998 (Electronic)
1526-498X (Linking)
1526-4998 (Electronic)
1526-498X (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.1
2022
| NLM ID: | 100898744 |
| (OCoLC): | 42281379 |
| Coden: | PMSCFC |
| LCCN: | sn 99004429 |
| Classification: | W1 PE923N |
Managing Eastern tent caterpillars Malacosoma americanum (F) on horse farms to reduce risk of mare reproductive loss syndrome. An equine disease now known as mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) struck the Ohio Valley in 2001-2002 causing thousands of foal abortions and enormous economic loss. Evidence that pregnant mares' exposure to Eastern tent caterpillars Malacosoma americanum (F) induces MRLS created an urgent call for control measures suitable for use on horse farms. We surveyed egg mass distribution and monitored emergence in wild cherry trees, and evaluated reduced-risk treatment strategies including foliage sprays, trunk injections, winter egg mass treatments and barrier sprays to intercept larvae entering...