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FHTET BIOPESTICIDE PROGRAM

FHTET BIOPESTICIDE PROGRAM. ONGOING PROJECTS ARTHROPODS. Gypchek nucleopolyhedrovirus for gypsy moth. Awarded 5-year contract with Sylvar (a Canadian company) to produce 25,000 acre equivalents

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FHTET BIOPESTICIDE PROGRAM

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  1. FHTET BIOPESTICIDE PROGRAM ONGOING PROJECTS ARTHROPODS

  2. Gypcheknucleopolyhedrovirus for gypsy moth • Awarded 5-year contract with Sylvar (a Canadian company) to produce 25,000 acre equivalents • Developed a commercially produced carrier – Carrier 038A available through Omnova Solutions (Chester, SC) • Coordinate the use of gypchek as part of the Gypsy Moth Cooperative Suppression, Eradication, and Slow-the-Spread Programs • Maintain state registrations (WI, OH, WV, VA, MD, DE, PA, NJ, NY)

  3. TM-Biocontrol-1nucleopolyhedrovirus for Douglas-fir tussock moth • Developed a commercially produced carrier – Carrier 038A available through Omnova Solutions (Chester, SC) • Maintain state registrations (OR, WA, ID, NM, CA)

  4. Spinosad • Derived through fermentation of naturally occurring soil microbe • Active ingredient Spinosyn A and Spinosyn D • Used successfully to control a variety of insect pests • Lab and field trials against emerald ash borer adults feeding on ash foliage • Consecutive yearly applications reduced EAB populations but not sufficiently to protect tree health

  5. Bacillus thuringiensisgalleriae • Commercially produced - boreGONE® (Phyllon Bio Products) • Strain of Bt with high activity against certain species of beetles • Evaluated in lab and small-scale field trials for control of emerald ash borer adults feeding on ash foliage • Limited efficacy due to formulation and application inconsistencies

  6. Lecanicilliummuscarium • Fungus in commercial product Mycotal® (Koppert Biological Systems, Netherlands) for HWA control • Mycotal® tank mixed with MycoMax®, a fungal enhancer • 2009 and 2010, aerial application of Mycotal® hemlock forest in TN and ground application in VT • Aerial application of Mycotal® reduced HWA population growth • Ground application of Mycotal® arrested HWA population growth, control trees HWA continued to expand

  7. Pyriculariagriseaphytotoxic metabolites • Developing fungal grass pathogen’s phytotoxic metabolites for inundative control of invasive bufflegrass in environmentally sensitive areas (e.g. Sonoran Desert) • This foliar pathogen already occurs on bufflegrass in North America • Characterize the phytotoxins produced by strains of P. griseafrom bufflegrass and examine their ability to cause disease-life damage on bufflegrass host plants

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