Efficacy of "verbenone plus" for protecting ponderosa pine trees and stands from Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attack in British Columbia and California

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1668-1680

  Fettig, Christopher J ^a   McKelvey, Stephen R ^a   Dabney, Christopher P ^a   Huber, Dezene P W ^b   Lait, Cameron G ^c   Fowler, Donald L ^d   Borden, John H ^c  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Contech Enterprises Inc ^*  (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetophenone; Nonhost angiosperm volatile; Pest management; Pinus ponderosa; Verbenone

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; TERPENE; VERBENONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PONDEROSA PINE; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; FORESTRY; INSECT CONTROL; PHEROMONES; PINUS PONDEROSA; SEASONS; TERPENES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WEEVILS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 84868147787     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC12184     Document Type: Article

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