RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Sprays Ineffective for Preventing Sapsucker Damage on Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) FD International Society of Arboriculture SP 20 OP 22 DO 10.48044/jauf.2009.005 VO 35 IS 1 A1 E. Thomas Smiley A1 Donald C. Booth A1 Liza Wilkinson YR 2009 UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/35/1/20.abstract AB 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.