Constraints to the sustainability of insecticide use include effects on human health,
agroecosystems (eg, beneficial insects), the wider environment (eg, non-target species …

The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the
latest advances in science and practice. In the fourteen years since the publication of the …

Alien invasive insects such as gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, and emerald ash borer
continue to disturb the mixed deciduous and hemlock forests of eastern North America by …

The population densities of the gypsy moth (L ymantria dispar; Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
may reach outbreak levels that pose considerable economic and environmental impacts to …

Invasive species increasingly threaten ecosystems, food production, and human welfare
worldwide. Hundreds of eradication programs have targeted a wide range of nonnative …

Entomopathogens can be used in classical, conservation and augmentative biological
control. For the most part, entomopathogens have been developed as microbial insecticides …

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, and the northern tiger swallowtail, Papilio canadensis,
overlap geographically as well as in their host ranges. Adult female swallowtails are …

The effect of 2 formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Foray 48B and Dipel
8AF) was evaluated on 42 species of native Lepidoptera in laboratory bioassays using …

Bacillus entomopathogens, especially Bacillus thuringiensis, have been used extensively for
control of insect pests in crops, forests, and the aquatic environment. Their safety for …

Concerns over declining songbird populations have led to investigations of effects of various
timber management practices on breeding songbirds. We assessed the influence of 2 types …