Paropsine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in south-eastern Queensland hardwood plantations: Identifying potential pest species

Australian Forestry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 270-274

  Nahrung, Helen F ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chrysophtharta; Defoliation; Eucalyptus cloeziana; Eucalyptus dunnii; Insect pests; Paropsis; Plantations

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

CHRYSOPHTHARTA; INSECT PESTS; PAROPSIS;

HARDWOODS;

BIODIVERSITY; DEFOLIATION; EUCALYPTUS CLOEZIANA; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; HARDWOODS; PLANTS;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; CHRYSOPHTHARTA; COLEOPTERA; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CLOEZIANA; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; INSECTA; PAROPSIS;

EID: 33846322965     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2006.10676247     Document Type: Article

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