Historical insecticide applications for the treatment of forest insect pests from 1968 to 2017, in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Key message 

The geospatial dataset describes large-scale applications of insecticides to forests from 1968 to 2017 in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) and Nova Scotia (NS), Canada. The data was assembled to provide a historical record of forested land management practices to control insect populations (Heartz et al. 2024). These data are useful for research into the efficacy and long-term environmental impacts, which will inform future pest management decision-making.

Keywords
Bacillus thuringiensis; Insecticide; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador; Spray; Pest management

Publication 
Heartz, S.E., Seetharaman, K., Lavigne, D.R. et al. Historical insecticide applications for the treatment of forest insect pests from 1968 to 2017, in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Annals of Forest Science 82, 32 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01302-w

Data availability
The datasets are available in the Government of Canada, Open Government Portal repository, (https://doi.org/10.23687/463c5141-39ad-4734-85a5-755049f93e60). Associated metadata are available at https://metadata-afs.nancy.inra.fr/geonetwork/srv/fre/catalog.search#/metadata/b8530e3c-e816-4632-a89c-7cc5e88e721f.

Handling editor
Irène Gabriel