Evaluation of potential strategies to slow ash mortality (slam) caused by emerald ash borer (agrilus planipennis): Slam in an urban forest

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-23

  McCullough, Deborah G ^a   Mercader, Rodrigo J ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash tree injection; Economic costs; Emamectin benzoate; Fraxinus spp.; Invasive forest pest

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; INSECTICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SURVIVAL; TREE; URBAN FORESTRY;

ASIA;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS;

EID: 84858325096     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2011.637138     Document Type: Article

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