The pest status of the termite Coptotermes curvignathus in Acacia mangium plantations: Incidence, mode of attack and inherent predisposing factors

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 822-831

  Kirton, Laurence G ^a   Brown, Valerie K ^b   Azmi, M ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acada mangium plantations; Coptotermes curvignathus; Pest status; Predisposition; Termite attack

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039587273     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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