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May 22, 2026
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Early spruce budworm treatment planned for northwestern Cape Breton next month: Department of Natural Resources
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The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources says a small and targeted area of spruce and fir forest in northwestern Cape Breton will undergo early spruce budworm treatment next month. The treatment comes as part of an early intervention strategy to stop rising spruce budworm populations before they become a widespread outbreak that can severely […]
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