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NEXT MEETING OF THE N. S. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Monday, 7 April 2008
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Time: 7:30 p.m.
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Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
747 Summer St.
Halifax
Speaker: Jon Sweeney
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
Title: Biology, detection and control of the Brown Spruce Longhorn =
Beetle
Many residents of Halifax will remember the controversy surrounding=20
attempts to eradicate the brown spruce longhorn beetle from Nova Scotia, =
but=20
may know little else about the beetle. Some of what we know (and don't =
know)=20
about the beetle's biology and behavior in its native Europe and in its =
new=20
habitat in Nova Scotia will be discussed, and highlights given from =
research=20
to develop methods of detecting the beetle and slowing its spread. Does =
the=20
beetle attack dead and dying trees or healthy trees? Does it have any=20
natural enemies in Canada? What tree species are susceptible? How far =
does=20
it fly? Why is that male beetle trying to mate with a dead female =
beetle? If=20
you've been wondering about these questions or any others, please attend =
the=20
seminar.
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For further information, please contact the NSIS co-President, Stuart=20
Grossert, at the Institute's email address: nsis@chebucto.ns.ca.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NEXT MEETING OF THE N. S. INSTITUTE OF=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Monday, 7 April =
2008<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Time: 7:30=20
p.m.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural =
History<BR>747 Summer St.<BR>Halifax<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Speaker: Jon Sweeney<BR>Natural =
Resources=20
Canada, Canadian Forest Service</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Title: Biology, detection and control =
of the Brown=20
Spruce Longhorn Beetle</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR> Many residents of Halifax =
will remember=20
the controversy surrounding <BR>attempts to eradicate the brown spruce =
longhorn=20
beetle from Nova Scotia, but <BR>may know little else about the =
beetle.=20
Some of what we know (and don't know) <BR>about the beetle's =
biology and=20
behavior in its native Europe and in its new <BR>habitat in Nova =
Scotia=20
will be discussed, and highlights given from research <BR>to develop =
methods of=20
detecting the beetle and slowing its spread. Does the <BR>beetle =
attack=20
dead and dying trees or healthy trees? Does it have any <BR>natural =
enemies=20
in Canada? What tree species are susceptible? How far does <BR>it =
fly? Why=20
is that male beetle trying to mate with a dead female beetle? =
If <BR>you've=20
been wondering about these questions or any others, please attend=20
the <BR>seminar.<BR> <BR> <BR> For further =
information,=20
please contact the NSIS co-President, Stuart <BR>Grossert, at the=20
Institute's email address: </FONT><A =
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