Effectiveness of two systemic insecticides for protecting western conifers from mortality due to bark beetle attack

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Grosman, Donald M ^a   Fettig, Christopher J ^b   Jorgensen, Carl L ^c   Munson, A Steven ^d  

^a Texas Forest Service   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroctonus brevicomis; Dendroctonus ponderosae; Dendroctonus rufipennis; Single tree protection; Systemic insecticides

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDES; SOIL MOISTURE;

DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; LIQUID FORMULATIONS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; SINGLE-TREE PROTECTION; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CALIFORNIA; FORESTS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; MOISTURE; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; SOFTWOODS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CURCULIONIDAE; DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 77957682277     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/25.4.181     Document Type: Article

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