Does imidacloprid reduce defoliation by Japanese beetles on linden for more than one growing season?

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 392-396

  Frank, Steven ^a   Ahern, Robert ^a   Raupp, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Feeding deterrence; Imidacloprid; IPM; Japanese beetle; Linden; Plant health care

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEFOLIATION; GROWING SEASON; INSECTICIDE;

COLEOPTERA; POPILLIA JAPONICA;

EID: 35648944196     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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