Acorn fall and weeviling in a northern red oak seedling orchard

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Miller, Daniel R ^a   Schlarbaum, Scott E ^a,b  

^a Southern Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorn damage; Curculio; Floating method; Quercus rubra

Indexed keywords

CURCULIO; CURCULIO VENOSUS; CURCULIONIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 20044369412     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-40.1.31     Document Type: Article

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