RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Assessment Of Pesticide Usages By Commercial and Municipal Arborists
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 143
OP 147
DO 10.48044/jauf.1984.027
VO 10
IS 5
A1 Dan Neely
A1 E.B. Himelick
A1 Steven Cline
YR 1984
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/10/5/143.abstract
AB Questionnaires on fungicide and insecticide usage were mailed to 529 commercial and 40 municipal arborists in Illinois in 1982; 156 arborists responded. Of these respondents, 37 were also personally interviewed. Responding arborists combined purchased 9,200 pounds of fungicide and 225,000 pounds of insecticide in 1982. Benomyl, maneb, and zineb were the most frequently used fungicides; carbaryl, dimethoate, malathion, and dormant oil were the most frequently used insecticides. Scab and rust were the most prevalent diseases; scales, aphids, and bagworms were the most prevalent insects. Cost of pesticide purchased by the average Illinois arborist was $8,500. Of this, 15% was for fungicides and 85% for insecticides.