Efficacy of two systemic insecticides injected into loblolly pine for protection against southern pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1062-1069

  Grosman, Donald M ^a   Clarke, Stephen R ^b   Upton, William W ^a  

^a Texas Forest Service   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroctonw frontalis; Emamectin benzoate; Fipronil; Ips spp.; Single tree protection

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; EMAMECTIN BENZOATE; FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; INSECT CONTROL; LOBLOLLY PINE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; BEETLES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MISSISSIPPI; PINUS TAEDA; PYRAZOLES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS; FUNGI; IPS; OPHIOSTOMA; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 68149182435     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0326     Document Type: Article

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