Efficacy of SPLAT® Verb for Protecting Individual Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus lambertiana from Mortality Attributed to Dendroctonus ponderosae

Authors

  • Christopher Fettig USDA, Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

Keywords:

mountain pine beetle, Scolytinae, semiochemicals, tree protection, verbenone

Abstract

We evaluated the efficacy of a newly registered formulation of (-)-verbenone for protecting individual lodgepole pines, Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud., ponderosa pines, P. ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws., and sugar pines, P. lambertiana Dougl., from mortality attributed to mounatin pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins.

Author Biography

Christopher Fettig, USDA, Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

Team Leader
Research Entomologist

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Published

2017-03-14

Issue

Vol. 113 (2016): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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