Flood Stress as a Technique to Assess Preventive Insecticide and Fungicide Treatments for Protecting Trees against Ambrosia Beetles

Ambrosia beetles tunnel into the heartwood of trees where they cultivate and feed upon a symbiotic fungus. We assessed the effectiveness of flood stress for making Cercis canadensis L. and Cornus florida L. trees attractive to attack as part of insecticide and fungicide efficacy trials conducted in...

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Main Authors: Christopher M. Ranger, Peter B. Schultz, Michael E. Reding, Steven D. Frank, Debra E. Palmquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/7/3/40