@article {Thomas Smiley20, author = {E. Thomas Smiley and Donald C. Booth and Liza Wilkinson}, title = {Sprays Ineffective for Preventing Sapsucker Damage on Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)}, volume = {35}, number = {1}, pages = {20--22}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.48044/jauf.2009.005}, publisher = {Arboriculture \& Urban Forestry (AUF)}, abstract = {The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is the primary cause of sapsucker damage on trees in the eastern United States. Twenty sugar maple (Acer saccharum) trunks were treated with repellent sprays and compared with untreated controls. Sprays applied were bitrex, methyl anthraniltate, and thiram. Sapsucker feeding damage was quantified weekly. None of the sprays were effective in reducing trunk attack by sapsucker.}, issn = {1935-5297}, URL = {https://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/35/1/20}, eprint = {https://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/35/1/20.full.pdf}, journal = {Arboriculture \& Urban Forestry (AUF)} }