Evaluation of natural products as antifeedants for the pales weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and as fungitoxins for Leptographium procerum

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 453-465

  Salom, Scott M ^a   Gray, Jodi A ^a   Randall Alford, A ^a,b   Mulesky, Melinda ^a   Fettig, Chris J ^a   Woods, Steve A ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antifeedants; fungitoxins; Hylobius pales; Leptographium procerum; Pales weevil; procerum root disease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FUNGI; HYLOBIUS PALES; INSECTA; LEPTOGRAPHIUM PROCERUM; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0030481039     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-31.4.453     Document Type: Article

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