Nonhost angiosperm volatiles and verbenone protect individual ponderosa pines from attack by western pine beetle and red turpentine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-45

  Fettig, Christopher J ^a   Dabney, Christopher P ^a   McKelvey, Stephen R ^a   Huber, Dezene P W ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendroctonus brevicomis; Dendroctonus valens; Pest management; Pinus ponderosa; Tree protection

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOFTWOODS;

ANGIOSPERM VOLATILES; PEST MANAGEMENT; PINE BEETLE; PONDEROSA PINES; RED TURPENTINE BEETLE; VERBENONE;

FORESTRY;

ANGIOSPERMS; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL; PESTS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; DENDROCTONUS VALENS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 38849185943     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/23.1.40     Document Type: Article

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