Open AccessTreatment of destructive elm leaf beetle should be timed by temperature
Author(s) -
Steve H. Dreistadt,
Donald L. Dahlsten,
David L. Rowney,
Susan M. Tait,
Glen Y. Yokota,
William A. Copper
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v045n02p23
Subject(s) - bark beetle , leaf beetle , bark (sound) , environmental science , natural enemies , biology , botany , ecology , larva
Elm leaf beetle control efforts in northern California can be effectively timed using temperature monitoring. Two available control methods are a new biological insecticide, and an insecticide applied as a bark band. Both methods help preserve the beetle's natural enemies.
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