Local dispersion of the Eucalyptus leaf-beetle Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and implications for forest protection

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 807-816

  Clarke, A R ^a,b   Zalucki, M P ^a,b   Madden, J L ^a,c   Patel, V S ^a   Paterson, S C ^a  

^a Coop Res Ctr Temperate H ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Eucalypt; Integrated pest management; Monitoring; Paropsinate

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CHRYSOPHTHARTA; CHRYSOPHTHARTA BIMACULATA; COLEOPTERA; EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

AGGREGATION; DISPERSION; FOREST DEFOLIATOR; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEAF BEETLE;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0030616730     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404925     Document Type: Article

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