Subcortical cavity dimension and inquilines of the larval locust borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-119

  Larson, Kristin Ann ^a   Harman, Dan Myers ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavities; Inquilines; Megacyllene robiniae; Robinia pseudoacacia; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MEGACYLLENE ROBINIAE; NEMATODA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0038368942     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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