What insecticides can be used to prevent pine bark beetles for colonizing trees?
Three pesticides are labeled and recommended for prevention of colonization by Ips and Dendroctonus bark beetle species. These pesticides contain the active ingredients are carbaryl (trade name Sevin SL) or permethrin (trade names Astro and Dragnet). These active ingredients are present in several other trade name pesticides. However, these other products are not formulated or registered for use on pine bark beetles. The pesticides recommended above coat the bark and act as a stomach poison to beetles that chew into the bark where it is coated. Note: pesticide labels are legally binding documents and all pesticides must be applied in compliance with product label directions.
Three pesticides are labeled and recommended for prevention of colonization by Ips and Dendroctonus bark beetle species. These pesticide contain the active ingredients are carbaryl (trade name Sevin SL) or permethrin (trade names Astro and Dragnet). These active ingredients are present in several other trade name pesticides. However, these other products are not formulated or registered for use on pine bark beetles. These pesticides coat the bark and act as a stomach poison to beetles that chew into the bark where it is coated. Pesticide labels are legally binding documents and all pesticides must be applied in compliance with product label directions.
