Biological control of the spruce coneworm Dioryctria abietella: Spraying with Bacillus thuringiensis reduced damage in a seed orchard

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-130

  Weslien, Jan ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Cone insects; Dioryctria abietella; Picea abies; Seed orchard

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL;

BACTERIA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ORCHARDS; SEED; SPRAYING; WOOD;

PICEA ABIES;

FORESTRY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYDIA STROBILELLA; DIORYCTRIA ABIETELLA; PICEA ABIES; STROBILOMYIA ANTHRACINA;

EID: 0033011197     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589950152854     Document Type: Article

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