Visually mediated 'paratrooper copulations' in the mating behavior of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a highly destructive invasive pest of North American ash trees

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-552

  Lelito, Jonathan P ^a   Fraser, Ivich ^b   Mastro, Victor C ^b   Tumlinson, James H ^a   Böröczky, Katalin ^a   Baker, Thomas C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; Buprestidae; Emerald ash borer; Fraxinus; Invasive pest; Trapping

Indexed keywords

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 35148853713     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-007-9097-9     Document Type: Article

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