Ministry of Forests Annual Report 1995/96


Table C-2q: Biological control agent distribution in 1995/96, by forest region

Weed Knapweed   Toadflax   Leafy Spurge   Rush Skeltonweed   St. John's Wort
 
 
 
 
 
Bioagent Insect1 Release2   Insect Release   Insect Release   Insect Release   Insect Release
 
 
 
 
 
number

Region
MoF PF3 840 8   2,043 6      
Cariboo 200 2   100 1   165 1    
Kamloops 27,959 219   405 4   54,259 100   25,000 5  
Nelson 22,503 178   102 1   10,657 11   10,000 1   2,500 2
Prince George        
Prince Rupert 800 6        
Vancouver 413 4        
Totals 52,715 417   2,650 12   65,081 112   35,000 6   2,500 2

1Total number of insects released.
2Total number of releases (most releases contain approximately 100 insects).
3Insects released for breeding at the Ministry of Forests Kamloops Propagation Facility.