Why are seed cones of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) not attacked by the specialized pine cone weevil, Pissodes validirostris? A case of host selection vs. host suitability

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-163

  Dormont, L ^a,b   Roques, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c Inst Natl de la Rech Agronom   (France)

Author keywords

Cone insect; Cone volatiles; Larval transfer; Olfactometer; Pinus cembra; Pinus uncinata; Pissodes validirostris; Repellents

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HOST SELECTION; PEST SPECIES;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; PINUS CEMBRA; PINUS UNCINATA; PISSODES VALIDIROSTRIS;

EID: 0035026364     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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