Secondary ambrosia beetles in apparently healthy trees: Adaptations, potential causes and suggested research

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 209-219

  Kühnholz, Susanne ^a   Borden, John H ^a   Uzunovic, Adnan ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Ambrosia beetles; Ambrosia fungi; Climate change; Primary pest; Trypodendron

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEETLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST HEALTH; PEST DAMAGE; TREE;

AMBROSIA; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; PLATYPODIDAE; SCOLYTINAE; TRYPODENDRON;

EID: 17144457817     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025702930580     Document Type: Conference Paper

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