Pine weevil Pissodes nemorensis: Threat to South African pine plantations and options for control

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 531-536

  Gebeyehu, S ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HOST PREFERENCE; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; PHENOLOGY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REPRODUCTION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CIRCINATUM; GIBBERELLA CIRCINATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PINUS; PISSODES; PISSODES NEMORENSIS;

EID: 1842477212     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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