Abstract:Neonicotinoid insecticides are a relatively new class of compounds with excellent efficacy against a broad assemblage of key insect pests of woody plants. Unfortunately, the use of one neonicotinoid, imidacloprid, has been linked to secondary outbreaks of several species of spider mites on different trees and shrubs. Dinotefuran is another neonicotinoid insecticide now widely used by arborists to manage insects, including egregious borers like emerald ash borer. Researchers tested a hypothesis that application… Show more
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