Table 1.

Summary of mean treatment dosages, costs, uptake times and changes in galled to total leaf area and insecticide residues recovered from leaf tissues in Erythrina sandwicensis at Pu’u-o-kali, Maui, HI, U.S.

TreatmentDBHzDoseCostUptake% Galled/Total Leaf Area (cm2)PPMy (35 d) (13 mo)
(cm)(mL)(per tree)Time (min)(0 d)(394 d)(35 d)(13 mo)
Emamectin42.8a172a$4516.7a3.39a13.56a0.63  NDx
Imidacloprid41.2a131b$4621.6a1.79a2.95b7.6723.34
Untreated45.6aN/AN/AN/A1.98a11.07a0.00  0.00
  • zMeans followed by the same letter in a column are not statistically different, n=19-20 trees per treatment.

  • yValues are uncorrected for percent efficiency of chemical extraction.

  • xMinimum detectable limit = 0.01 PPM.