Biological efficacy of Gypchek against a low-density leading-edge gypsy moth population

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-149

  Webb, R E ^a   White, G B ^a   Sukontarak, T ^a   Podgwaite, J D ^b   Schumacher, D ^c   Diss, A ^d   Reardon, R C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Div of Agric Resource Management   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest pest; Gypchek; Lymantria dispar; Nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Slow the Spread

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATOLOGY; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; MOLASSES; VIRUSES;

FOREST PEST; GYPCHEK; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; SLOW THE SPREAD;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; DISEASES; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; INSECT CONTROL; MOLASSES;

CYPOVIRUS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

EID: 12344275768     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/21.3.144     Document Type: Article

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