Advances in Insecticide Tools and Tactics for Protecting Conifers from Bark Beetle Attack in the Western United States
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Alternative timing of carbaryl treatments for protecting lodgepole pine from mortality attributed to mountain pine beetle
Carbaryl is regarded among the most effective, economically viable, and ecologically-compatible insecticides available for protecting conifers from bark beetle attack in the western United States. Treatments are typically applied in spring prior to initiation of bark beetle flight for that year. We evaluated the efficacy of spring and fall applications for protecting individual lodgepole pine, ...
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