Talk:Pine processionary

message: As part of an assignment, I paraphrased many paragraphs which were copied directly from their sources.  I also rearranged the life cycle of the moth and made them subsections under life cycle because it made more chronological sense.  Finally, I added information on the effects of the specie's foraging habits and information on the tree's affected.--Luxembourg96 (talk) 01:30, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  This section is only doubtfully usable: WP:NOTHOWTO, but a brief paragraph on control may be relevant.
Microbiological treatments can be applied, for example, with substances which contain Bacillus thuringiensis, however can only be used during egg phase or when the biggest larvae reach 8-10 cm in length. The use of insecticides based on diflubenzuron, is recommended in case of late control. It generally affects insect growth, and can be applied beginning in late October begining of November. Nevertheless, this substance is only effective in the first stages of the caterpillars of development, since it acts on the formation of chitin.http://urano.guarda.pt/gudi/nerga/Resina/processionaria_www.confagri.pdf
In areas with a significant number of trees with a size greater than 10 meters, the application may be made ??by using air assets (airplanes). For the application in isolated trees, the application may also be made with the aid of aircrafts, for example, using a helicopter.http://urano.guarda.pt/gudi/nerga/Resina/processionaria_www.confagri.pdf
When infestations are small, but located in areas where is usual to check up insect populations which give total defoliation and is no danger that they will contaminate places frequented by the public or damage the exploitation of pine forests, is often recommended the destruction of the Winter nests during the day, when the larvae are sheltered. These methods are only applicable to infestations of less than 100 nests per hectare and the p,ersonnel of these operations must be provided with protective goggles and with head and neck protection.http://urano.guarda.pt/gudi/nerga/Resina/processionaria_www.confagri.pdf
The oldest method consists in the application of oil or gas oil in dissolved or in emulsion insecticide, which with the aid of a long enough cable, is introduced into the nest in order to impregnate it. The mechanical removal and destruction of nests of the Pine processionary is relatively easy to accomplish when they are located on branches until 10/15metros soil. The cost of removal of the higher branches of large trees is extremely high and can be replaced by other alternatives such as application of adhesive strapping in later times. This method of capturing larvae in their descending phase, is when they reach the pre-pupae and begin looking for a suitable place for transformation into adult (butterfly) can be performed by manual capture of larvae in the soil and bark of trees attacked, or based on the application of the catch straps with specific odorless adhesive which maintains its adhesive strength over long periods (for example poliisolbutadieno). The application of this later method requires frequent maintenance and will only apply in situations that are not covered by the methods used in the text above or in which when they were not effective.http://urano.guarda.pt/gudi/nerga/Resina/processionaria_www.confagri.pdf
* http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/220/figure/F1?highres=y
* http://www.citab.utad.pt/researcher.php?ID=45
* http://www.esac.pt/cernas/cfn5/docs/T5-33.pdf
* http://www.fmv.utl.pt/spcv/PDF/pdf9_2003/547_151_156.pdf
* http://www.sisef.it/iforest/pdf/?id=ifor0553-003
* http://urano.guarda.pt/gudi/nerga/Resina/processionaria_www.confagri.pdf
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Many thanks for taking this on. Note that I have limited availability for a few days now.  Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:12, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
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message: This article would gain from an explicit section describing theories as to why they go in procession. Mlewan (talk) 06:26, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why processions?