Occurrence of the eucalypt leaf beetle, Cadmus excrementarius Suffrian (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae), in Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 161-164

  dos Anjos, N ^a   Majer, J D ^b   Loch, A D ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beetle; Blue gum plantation; Cadmus excrementarius; Chrysomelidae; Cryptocephalinae; Eucalypt; Jarrah forest; Pest

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; PEST SPECIES; PLANTATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CORYMBIA CALOPHYLLA; CRYPTOCEPHALINAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; EUCALYPTUS RUDIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0042312588     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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