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The Concept of Key Plants in Integrated Pest Management For Landscapes

Michael J. Raupp, John A. Davidson, John J. Homes and J. Lee Hellman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 1985, 11 (11) 317-322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1985.068
Michael J. Raupp
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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John A. Davidson
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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John J. Homes
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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J. Lee Hellman
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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    The frequency of problems caused by insects, diseases, or improper culture associated with 20 common genera of landscape plants monitored by 5 IPM programs. Program 1 was conducted at a university campus and the remaining 4 programs were conducted with suburban homeowners.

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    The relative abundance and frequency of problems associated with the 20 most common genera of landscape plants found at an institution in Maryland in 1981. Landscapes were monitored by university scouts.

    Plant genus% of total plants% of total problems% of plants in genus with problems
    Quercus20.339.269.7
    Ilex19.62.24.2
    Pinus9.917.463.5
    Acer4.94.634.4
    Juniperus4.40.32.8
    Taxus3.40.00.0
    Rhododendron3.39.163.2
    Malus3.27.585.4
    Prunus3.12.832.8
    Ligustrum2.70.00.0
    Pyracantha1.53.785.0
    Magnolia1.40.00.0
    Buxus1.41.332.7
    Viburnum1.30.00.0
    Salix1.01.864.3
    Abelia1.00.00.0
    Forsythia1.00.00.0
    Cornus0.92.6100.0
    Cedrus0.80.00.0
    Tsuga0.70.00.0
    Total85.892.5
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    Table 2.

    The relative abundance and frequency of problems associated with the 20 most common genera of landscape plants found in 25 homesites in Maryland in 1980. Homesites were monitored by university scouts.

    Plant genus% of total plants% of total problems% of plants in genus with problems
    Rhododendron17.119.825.4
    Juniperus12.110.418.9
    Forsythia7.34.112.3
    Taxus6.80.00.0
    Euonymus6.63.511.5
    Ilex6.21.24.1
    Pyracantha4.55.828.6
    Acer4.21.26.1
    Cornus3.25.840.0
    Pinus3.11.712.5
    Ligustrum2.41.210.5
    Picea2.42.321.1
    Prunus2.37.066.7
    Quercus2.31.211.1
    Malus2.24.247.1
    Thuja1.54.15.8
    Buxus1.40.00.0
    Rosa1.43.554.5
    Tsuga1.41.727.3
    Fraxinus1.41.218.2
    Total89.879.9
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    Table 3.

    The relative abundance and frequency of problems associated with the 20 most common genera of landscape plants found in 150 homesites in Maryland in 1981. Homesites were monitored by university scouts.

    Plant genus% of total plants% of total problems% of plants in genus with problems
    Rhododendron16.623.855.2
    Juniperus10.010.942.0
    Ilex6.22.616.5
    Rosa5.26.245.9
    Pinus4.76.654.4
    Taxus4.22.421.9
    Acer3.81.313.2
    Euonymus3.66.468.1
    Ligustrum3.31.214.7
    Forsythia2.92.027.2
    Prunus2.82.838.7
    Thuja2.62.943.7
    Cornus2.32.746.8
    Buxus2.12.240.3
    Malus2.18.6100.0
    Pyracantha1.65.0100.0
    Tsuga1.24.615.5
    Quercus1.04.617.9
    Spirea0.90.417.9
    Picea0.90.416.0
    Total78.097.6
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    Table 4.

    The relative abundance and frequency of problems associated with the 20 most common genera of landscape plants found in 100 homesites in Maryland in 1982. Homesites were monitored by university scouts.

    Plant genus% of total plants% of total problems% of plants in genus with problems
    Rhododendron17.017.724.8
    Cornus6.97.525.9
    Ilex5.94.217.0
    Juniperus5.95.020.3
    Quercus5.61.46.1
    Pinus4.63.718.8
    Taxus4.20.10.8
    Acer4.22.514.2
    Euonymus3.85.836.3
    Thuja3.20.96.8
    Prunus3.16.147.5
    Picea2.91.915.7
    Rosa2.84.436.7
    Forsythia2.81.19.0
    Malus2.16.371.5
    Tsuga2.01.416.5
    Buxus1.83.443.5
    Ligustrum1.31.323.1
    Pyracantha1.13.066.7
    Liriodendron1.10.13.2
    Total82.377.8
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    Table 5.

    The relative abundance and frequency of problems associated with the 20 most common genera of landscape plants found in 26 homesites in Maryland in 1982. Homesites were monitored by a commercial arborist

    Plant genus% of total plants% of total problems% of plants in genus with problems
    Rhododendron22.825.017.1
    Ilex12.83.42.1
    Buxus8.824.042.7
    Juniperus5.60.02.0
    Tsuga4.71.86.1
    Taxus3.30.10.6
    Rosa3.18.442.4
    Pinus2.70.52.9
    Cornus2.114.2100.0
    Prunus2.04.8100.0
    Euonymus1.91.125.1
    Viburnum1.30.62.6
    Quercus1.20.79.8
    Acer1.10.912.2
    Thuja0.90.01.0
    Berberis0.80.01.0
    Ligustrum0.70.612.0
    Ligustrum1.31.323.1
    Hosta0.71.939.7
    Osmanthus0.70.00.0
    Pieris0.51.341.0
    Total77.889.3
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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Nov 1985, 11 (11) 317-322; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1985.068

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Michael J. Raupp, John A. Davidson, John J. Homes, J. Lee Hellman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Nov 1985, 11 (11) 317-322; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1985.068
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