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1 June 2011 Effects of Fertilizer and Low Rates of Imidacloprid on Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)
S. V. Joseph, J. L. Hanula, S. K. Braman, F. J. Byrne
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Abstract

Healthy hemlock trees, Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière, and hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), populations should favor retention and population growth of adelgid predators such as Laricobius nigrinus Fender (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) and Sasajiscymnus tsugae (Sasaji & McClure) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Eastern hemlock trees between 15 and 38 cm diameter at breast height (dbh) were treated with 0, 10, or 25% of 1.5 g imidacloprid (Merit 75 WP) per 2.5 cm dbh and were either fertilized or not, in a 3 by 2 factorial design. After 2 yr, imidacloprid reduced the numbers of ovisacs and eggs found on trees in a dosage-dependent manner, while enhancing tree growth parameters such as new shoots or needles and the length of new shoots. Fertilized trees had greater adelgid fecundity, which was positively correlated with total foliar N in both winter generations. In February 2009 (27 mo after imidacloprid treatment), higher imidacloprid dosages to unfertilized trees resulted in reduced adelgid fecundity. Concentrations of N, P, and K were higher in the foliage of trees treated with insecticide, whereas foliar aluminum concentrations were consistently lower in trees with higher insecticide dosages. Trees treated with low rates of imidacloprid were healthier than untreated trees, but only trees treated with the 0.1 × dosage had sufficient adelgids to possibly sustain predators over extended periods.

S. V. Joseph, J. L. Hanula, S. K. Braman, and F. J. Byrne "Effects of Fertilizer and Low Rates of Imidacloprid on Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 104(3), 868-878, (1 June 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/EC10145
Received: 19 April 2010; Accepted: 1 January 2011; Published: 1 June 2011
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KEYWORDS
eastern hemlock
fertilizer
hemlock woolly adelgid
imidacloprid
predators
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