Feeding damage of Japanese beetle (Col.: Scarabaeidae) on 16 field-grown birch (Betula L.) genotypes

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 425-429

  Gu, M ^a,b   Robbins, J A ^c   Rom, C R ^a   Hensley, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Arkansas Fayetteville   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding preference; Popillia japonica; Skeletonization

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENOTYPE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA; PEST DAMAGE; WATER STRESS;

ARKANSAS; FAYETTEVILLE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BETULA; BETULA MAXIMOWICZIANA; BETULA NIGRA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; BETULA UTILIS; COLEOPTERA; POPILLIA JAPONICA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 44949164590     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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