Resistance against white pine weevil: Effects on weevil reproduction and host finding

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-347

  Sahota, T S ^a   Manville, J F ^a   Peet, F G ^a   White, E E ^a   Ibaraki, A I ^a   Nault, J R ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; HOST RESISTANCE; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

CONIFEROUS TREE; HOST LOCATION; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PISSODES STROBI;

EID: 0031820717     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent130337-3     Document Type: Article

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