The role of competitors for Chrysomela lapponica, a north Eurasian willow pest, in pioneering a new host plant

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-143

  Gross, Jürgen ^a   Fatouros, Nina E ^b   Neuvonen, Seppo ^c   Hilker, Monika ^d  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birch; Chrysomela lapponica; Czech Republic; Exploitative competition; Finland; Interspecific competition; Phratora vitellinae; Willow

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PEST SPECIES; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TREE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; CHRYSOMELA LAPPONICA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PHRATORA VITELLINAE; SALIX; SALIX BOREALIS;

EID: 34447558241     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-007-0165-x     Document Type: Article

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