Spatial and temporal distribution of trunk-injected 14C-imidacloprid in Fraxinus trees

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 529-536

  Tanis, Sara R ^a   Cregg, Bert M ^a   Mota Sanchez, David ^a   McCullough, Deborah G ^a   Poland, Therese M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; Ash; Emerald ash borer; Sectored flow; Systemic control

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANATOMY; ASH; BEETLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; IMIDACLOPRID; LEAF; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; ROOT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSLOCATION; XYLEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DRUG EFFECT; FRAXINUS; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; TREE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FRAXINUS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PLANT STEMS; TREES;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 84858075617     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2281     Document Type: Article

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