Development of a Dispersal Model for Balsam Woolly Adelgid, Adelges piceae Ratzeburg (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), to Facilitate Landscape-Level Management Planning
Table 1
Predicted new BWA dispersal in validation site.
Distance from initial infestation1 (km)
July wind model found (km2)
August wind model found (km2)
Combined wind model found (km2)
0.3
18.96
44.02
52.89
0.6
17.61
34.23
36.23
1.25
29.51
39.79
41.47
2.5
29.36
48.42
46.32
5
37.88
50.87
52.57
Total found
133.31
217.33
229.48
Total BWA in validation
350.17
350.17
350.17
Total area in validation site
48,018
48,018
48,018
Percent accounted by dispersal model
38.07%
62.06%
65.53%
Distance from initial infestation is the calculated minimum dispersal distance found for all initial infestations tested.