Title: Imidacloprid concentration effects on adult emerald ash borer: a greenhouse study

Author: Cappaert, David; McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Lewis, Phil; Molongoski, John

Year: 2008

Publication: In: Mastro, Victor; Lance, David; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and development meeting; 2007 October 23-24; Pittsburgh, PA. FHTET 2008-07. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 43-44.

Abstract: Imidacloprid is the active ingredient of many widely used products applied to control the emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in valuable urban trees. Systemic treatment with imidacloprid is typically made in the spring to reduce the number of larvae that would otherwise be generated by oviposition during the summer. Substantial evidence suggests that imidacloprid suppresses larval density indirectly by its effects on survival and/or reproductive performance of adults interacting with treated foliage.