Time and materials needed to survey, inject systemic fungicides, and install root-graft barriers for Dutch elm disease management

William N. Jr. Cannon; Jack H. Barger; Charles J. Kostichka; Charles J. Kostichka

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-585

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Time and materials needed to survey, inject systemic fungicides, and install root-graft barriers for Dutch elm disease management

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Authors:

William N., Jr. Cannon, Jack H. Barger, Charles J. Kostichka, Charles J. Kostichka

Year:

1986

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-585

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-585. Broomall, PA: US. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.

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Abstract

Dutch elm disease control practice in 15 communities showed a wide range of time and material required to apply control methods. The median time used for each method was: sanitation survey, 9.8 hours per square mile; symptom survey, 96 hours per thousand elms; systemic fungicide injection, 1.4 hours per elm; and root-graft barrier installation, 2.2 hours per barrier (5.6 min/ft). The median amount of Arbotect 204 used for disease therapy was 13 ounces per elm. The median amount of Vapam used for soil fumigation for root-graft control was 3 ounces per foot.

Keywords

Dutch elm disease, pest management, job time analysis

Citation

Cannon, William N., Jr.; Barger, Jack H.; Kostichka, Charles J. 1986. Time and materials needed to survey, inject systemic fungicides, and install root-graft barriers for Dutch elm disease management. Res. Pap. NE-585. Broomall, PA: US. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.