Impact of Leptoglossus occidentales (Hemiptera: Coreidae) on douglas-fir seed production

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1444-1451

  Bates, Sarah L ^a   Borden, John H ^a   Kermode, Allison R ^a   Bennett, Robb G ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coreidae; Leptoglossus occidentalis; Pseudostuga menzieisii; Radiography; Seed loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TREE;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; MALE; SEEDS; TREES;

EID: 0034295466     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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