Table 1.

Summary of experiments 1–3 reflects the modification of protocols over time. In the first experiment, TREE-äge was injected into Pinus monticola (western white pine) using the Tree I.V. at relatively wide spacing at the 10 mL/2.5 cm label rate. Subsequent experiments used the modified closer injection spacing using as low as the 5 mL/2.5 cm label rate. In the last experiment, either verbenone and green leaf volatile (V/GLV) or 14.3% propiconazole (PPZ), a systemic fungicide, was applied in conjunction with TREE-äge.

Treatment dateTreatmentRepsAvg. cm DBHMethodDose/2.5 cm DBHNo. injectsmL/tree
17-18 September 2007TREE-äge1030.9 ± 2.0 cmTree I.V.10 mL4126
Control1030.9 ± 2.0 cm
5 November 2009TREE-äge1028.4 ± 2.0 cmQUIK-jet7.5 mL11.486
Control1028.8 ± 2.0 cm
11 June 2013TREE-äge/V/GLV1025.6 ± 2.5 cmAir-hydraulic5.0 mL10.252
TREE-äge/PPZ1025.6 ± 2.5 cmAir-hydraulic5.0/6.0 mL10.252/61.4
Control1025.6 ± 2.5 cm