Observations on the life history and habits of a tropical sawfly, Sericoceros mexicanus (Kirby), (Hymenoptera: Argidae) on Roatán Island, Honduras

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 515-521

  Ciesla, William M ^a  

^a Forest Hlth Mgmt International   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccoloba uvifera; Defoliation; Forest insects; Sawflies; Seagrape; Sericoceros mexicanus; Tropical forest insects

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; VIRUSES;

INFECTIONS;

FORESTRY;

DEFOLIATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY; PEST SPECIES;

HONDURAS; ROATAN ISLAND;

ARGIDAE; COCCOLOBA; COCCOLOBA UVIFERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SERICOCEROS MEXICANUS; SYMPHYTA;

EID: 0036663092     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc78515-4     Document Type: Article

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