Effectiveness of Carbaryl and Pyrethroid Insecticides for Protection of Engelmann Spruce from Attack by Spruce Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

A field experiment tested the effectiveness of carbaryl and two pyrethroid insecticides, cyfluthrin and esfenvalerate, in protecting high-value Engelmann spruce trees from attack by Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby. Carbaryl suspension at the 2% registered rate and a reduced rate of 1 % were both effec...

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Main Author: Johnson, Karen J.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1996
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7311
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8426&context=etd