Pheromone traps to suppress populations of the smaller European elm bark beetle

Birch, M; Bushing, R; Clement, S; Smith, P; Paine, T

Pheromone traps to suppress populations of the smaller European elm bark beetle

Authors

Martin C. Birch
Richard W. Bushing
Stephen L. Clement
P. Dean Smith
Timothy D. Paine

Authors Affiliations

Martin C. Birch is Associate Professor of Entomology Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis; Richard W. Bushing was former Postgraduate Research Entomologists, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis; Stephen L. Clement was former Postgraduate Research Entomologists, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis; P. Dean Smith is Farm Advisor, Inyo and Mono Counties; Timothy D. Paine is a Graduate Student, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 31(11):4-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v031n11p4. November 1977.

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Abstract

Dutch elm disease (DED) has devastated elm populations throughout large portions of the eastern and midwestern United States. This disease has gradually spread westward since its accidental introduction from Europe into North America in 1930. First discovered in California in Sonoma County in August, 1975, DED is a threat to elm populations throughout the state. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is committed to exploring the feasibility of eradicating the disease before it spreads from its initial infection sites.

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