1985. Invitation To Bid. Gypsy moth eradication project. Lane County, Oregon.
Invitation To Bid. Gypsy moth eradication project. Lane County, Oregon.
Text:
"PR 62372; 7963
This is an invitation to big on furnishing all equipment and labor to perform aerial insecticide aplication services for the Oregon State Department of Agriculture in Land County, in accordance with the attached specifications and requirements.
Work to be Performed
1985 aerial spplication for Gypsy Moth Spray Program in Lane County, Oregon.
Federal funding will be involved.
Sources of funding for the Oregon Deparment of Agriculture 1985 Aerial Gypsy Moth Spray Program in Lane County Oregon are uncertain at this time. Therefore, the application (Level A) amounts to 211,200 acres + 25% treated three times. This program is preferred. If funding is not adquate the smaller acreage (Level B) will be the accepted program. The smaller program (Level B) amounts to 157,892 acres + 25% treated three times. Bidders may choose to bid on any or all items in Level A and Level B.
Detailed specifications follow."
Photo by: Unknown
Date: 1985
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: FHP slide collection; Regional Office, Portland, Oregon.
Note:
Lane County Gypsy Moth Eradication Program (mid-1980s):
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is the lead agency for the gypsy moth detection program in Oregon. Agencies involved in the eradication program included the Oregon Department of Agriculture, USDA APHIS, USDA Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, and private timber companies.
Three gypsy moths were initially detected in 1982 in the town of Lowell in west-central Oregon. These moths were caught in pheromone-baited traps during surveys conducted annually by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. In 1983, four more moths were caught in Lowell. After the trapping program was intensified in 1984, over 19,000 moths were caught in or near Lowell.
In the late spring of 1985, 226,045 acres were treated with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. Later that fall, the intensive trapping program identified additional infested areas in the same general area. Followup treatments with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki were applied in 1986 (189,011 acres), 1987 (7,235 acres), and 1988 (2,995 acres). In addition to the aerial application of biological insecticides, State and federal quarantines were established in 1985 covering ~1,200 square miles to prevent people from moving gypsy moths out of the infested area. No further treatments were required after 1988. The total cost of the Lane County eradication program (including detection, eradication, and trapping) from 1984 to 1989 was about $18,000,000.
From: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/forest-grasslandhealth/invasive...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
1985. Invitation To Bid. Gypsy moth eradication project. Lane County, Oregon.
Invitation To Bid. Gypsy moth eradication project. Lane County, Oregon.
Text:
"PR 62372; 7963
This is an invitation to big on furnishing all equipment and labor to perform aerial insecticide aplication services for the Oregon State Department of Agriculture in Land County, in accordance with the attached specifications and requirements.
Work to be Performed
1985 aerial spplication for Gypsy Moth Spray Program in Lane County, Oregon.
Federal funding will be involved.
Sources of funding for the Oregon Deparment of Agriculture 1985 Aerial Gypsy Moth Spray Program in Lane County Oregon are uncertain at this time. Therefore, the application (Level A) amounts to 211,200 acres + 25% treated three times. This program is preferred. If funding is not adquate the smaller acreage (Level B) will be the accepted program. The smaller program (Level B) amounts to 157,892 acres + 25% treated three times. Bidders may choose to bid on any or all items in Level A and Level B.
Detailed specifications follow."
Photo by: Unknown
Date: 1985
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: FHP slide collection; Regional Office, Portland, Oregon.
Note:
Lane County Gypsy Moth Eradication Program (mid-1980s):
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is the lead agency for the gypsy moth detection program in Oregon. Agencies involved in the eradication program included the Oregon Department of Agriculture, USDA APHIS, USDA Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, and private timber companies.
Three gypsy moths were initially detected in 1982 in the town of Lowell in west-central Oregon. These moths were caught in pheromone-baited traps during surveys conducted annually by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. In 1983, four more moths were caught in Lowell. After the trapping program was intensified in 1984, over 19,000 moths were caught in or near Lowell.
In the late spring of 1985, 226,045 acres were treated with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. Later that fall, the intensive trapping program identified additional infested areas in the same general area. Followup treatments with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki were applied in 1986 (189,011 acres), 1987 (7,235 acres), and 1988 (2,995 acres). In addition to the aerial application of biological insecticides, State and federal quarantines were established in 1985 covering ~1,200 square miles to prevent people from moving gypsy moths out of the infested area. No further treatments were required after 1988. The total cost of the Lane County eradication program (including detection, eradication, and trapping) from 1984 to 1989 was about $18,000,000.
From: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/forest-grasslandhealth/invasive...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth