Table 2.

4-AA treatment results, Gainesville, FL, 6/28/95 to 6/10/95. No. sites treated: 7 (5 homesites, 2 forested); no. trees treated with 4-AA: 93 (73 homesites, 20 forested). Total percentage of 4-AA-treated trees attacked: 8.5%; no. verbenone-treated trees attacked by SPB: 15/22, 68%, no. untreated trees attacked by SPB: 9/13, 69%.

No. treatedNo. attackedAdjacent untreated attacked
4-AA treated homesites
 homesite 19011
 homesite 219139
 homesite 314216
 homesite 41608
 homesite 51539
% attacked8.2 ± 3%
4-AA treated forested sites
 forested 11003
 forested 21020
% attacked10 ±2%
Vervenone-treated forested sites
 forested 110103
 forested 21250
% attacked68 + 10%
Untreated (control) forested sites
 forested 1550
 forested 2842
% attacked69 + 13%
  • * Eight were treated with 50% recommended dose of Dursban 2E.