Methods for Monitoring the Spread of Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Populations in the Appalachian Mountains

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1259-1266

  Sharov, Alexei A ^a   Liebhold, Andrew M ^a,b   Roberts, E Anderson ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Biological invasion; Lymantria dispar; Monitoring; Pheromone traps; Spread rate

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 0006470052     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.5.1259     Document Type: Article

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