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Evaluation of general-use insecticides for preventing host colonization by New Jersey southern pine beetles.

Formally Refereed

Abstract

Four general-use insecticides (Astro, Onyx, Dominion Tree & Shrub, and Xytect 2F) were evaluated for their effectiveness at preventing attacks by the southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) and the small southern pine engraver (Ips avulsus) using a previously developed small-bolt method. Evaluations were conducted between 58 and 126 days post treatment. Southern pine beetles from New Jersey and Mississippi, U.S., were evaluated using a mixture of field and laboratory small-bolt trials; beetle origina did not appear to affect results.

Keywords

Bifenthrin, dendroctonus frontalis, imidacloprid, insecticide, ips avulsus, Mississippi, New Jersey, permethrin, pinus, soil drench, southern pine beetle, southern pine engraver, systemic insecticide

Citation

Strom, B.L.; Oldland, W.K.; Meeker, J.R.; Dunn, J. 2015. Evaluation of general-use insecticides for preventing host colonization by New Jersey southern pine beetles. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 41(2) 88-102 14 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/48619