Rapid removal of symptomatic trees reduces Dutch elm disease infection rates

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 99-104

  Veilleux, J ^a   Leferink, J ^b   Holliday, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Conservation Forestry Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

American elm; Hylurgopinus rufpes; Ophiostoma novo ulmi; Sanitation; Tree removal; Ulmus americana

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SANITATION; URBAN FORESTRY; VIRULENCE;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

HYLURGOPINUS; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA NOVO-ULMI; ULMUS; ULMUS AMERICANA;

EID: 84860861555     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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