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Evaluation of general-use insecticides for preventing host colonization by New Jersey southern pine beetles.
| Authors: | Brian Strom, W.K. Oldland, J.R. Meeker, J. Dunn |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Type: | Scientific Journal |
| Station: | Southern Research Station |
| Source: | Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 41(2) |
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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.