Effectiveness of insecticides applied on May 3, 1973 to loblolly and shortleaf pine trees near Simpson, III., for control of the Nantucket pine tip moth.
| Total new shoots on June 11, 1973* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Rate LB AI/100 gal | Total shoots infested in 1972* | infested | not infested | % infested in 1973 | 1973 % increase or decrease in infestation compared to 1972 |
| Acephate 75SP | 1.0 | 132 | 1 | 495 | .2 | −99 |
| Dimethoate 2E | 0.5 | 132 | 1 | 420 | .2 | −99 |
| Oxydementonmethyl 2E | 0.4 | 107 | 0 | 346 | 0 | −100 |
| Supracide 2E | 0.5 | 113 | 0 | 507 | 0 | −100 |
| Check | 144 | 154 | 418 | 27 | +7 | |
↵* On 5 trees 4-6 ft in height.