Long-Lasting Insecticide Netting for Protecting Tree Stems from Attack by Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

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dc.contributor.authorRanger, Christopher M.en
dc.contributor.authorWerle, Christopher T.en
dc.contributor.authorSchultz, Peter B.en
dc.contributor.authorAddesso, Karla M.en
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Jason B.en
dc.contributor.authorReding, Michael E.en
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-20T15:03:11Zen
dc.date.available2019-12-20T15:03:11Zen
dc.date.issued2019-12-20en
dc.date.updated2019-12-20T14:10:47Zen
dc.description.abstractAmbrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are destructive wood-boring insects of horticultural trees. We evaluated long-lasting insecticide netting for protecting stems against ambrosia beetles. Container-grown eastern redbud, <i>Cercis canadensis</i>, trees were flood-stressed to induce ambrosia beetle attacks, and deltamethrin-treated netting was wrapped from the base of the stem vertically to the branch junction. Trees were deployed under field conditions in Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi with the following treatments: (1) flooded tree; (2) flooded tree with untreated netting; (3) flooded tree with treated &lsquo;standard mesh&rsquo; netting of 24 holes/cm<sup>2</sup>; (4) flooded tree with treated &lsquo;fine mesh&rsquo; netting of 28 holes/cm<sup>2</sup>; and/or (5) non-flooded tree. Treated netting reduced attacks compared to untreated netting and/or unprotected trees in Mississippi in 2017, Ohio and Tennessee in 2018, and Virginia in 2017&ndash;2018. Inconsistent effects occurred in Mississippi in 2018. Fewer <i>Anisandrus maiche</i>, <i>Xylosandrus germanus</i>, and <i>Xyleborinus saxesenii</i> were dissected from trees deployed in Ohio protected with treated netting compared to untreated netting; trees deployed in other locations were not dissected. These results indicate long-lasting insecticide netting can provide some protection of trees from ambrosia beetle attacks.en
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dc.identifier.citationRanger, C.M.; Werle, C.T.; Schultz, P.B.; Addesso, K.M.; Oliver, J.B.; Reding, M.E. Long-Lasting Insecticide Netting for Protecting Tree Stems from Attack by Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Insects 2019, 11, 8.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/insects11010008en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/96164en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectAnisandrus maicheen
dc.subjectXylosandrus germanusen
dc.subjectScolytinaeen
dc.subjectlong-lasting insecticide nettingen
dc.subjectdeltamethrinen
dc.titleLong-Lasting Insecticide Netting for Protecting Tree Stems from Attack by Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)en
dc.title.serialInsectsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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