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Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Member Symposium

From Culture to Chemistry: Managing Flatheaded Borers in Specialty Crops On-Demand Presentations

Flatheaded borer (Chrysobothris spp.) management in nurseries with insecticides: Issues and factors for success

On-Demand

Presenting Author(s)

Jason B. Oliver

Research Professor of Entomology
Tennessee State University, Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center (TSU-NRC)
McMinnville, Tennessee

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Aubree Morrison

Tennessee State University, Tennessee

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Karla Michele Addesso

Research Associate Professor
Tennessee State University
McMinnville, Tennessee
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Nadeer N. Youssef

Tennessee State University
McMinnville, Tennessee

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Cindy L. Perkovich

Assistant Professor of Biology
Ashland University
Barberton, Ohio

Management of flatheaded borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Chrysobothris) larval damage in ornamental tree nurseries primarily requires preventative trunk sprays or systemic soil-applied insecticides, as well as stress prevention in newly established young trees. In recent years, many producers have relied heavily on neonicotinoid insecticides like imidacloprid for long-term suppression of flatheaded borer attacks. This presentation will discuss prospects for continued use of neonicotinoid insecticides for management of this group of borers, as well as possibilities for alternative rotational products and other alternative integrated pest management strategies.