Mahogany shoot borer control in Malaysla and prospects for biocontrol using weaver ants

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-155

  Lim, G T ^a   Kirton, L G ^a   Salom, S M ^b   Kok, L T ^b   Fell, R D ^b   Pfeiffer, D G ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Hypsipyla robusta; Khaya ivorensis; Oecophylla smaragdina; Weaver ant

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL;

APICAL DOMINANCE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; CHEMICAL-; CONTROL APPROACHES; FORMICIDAE; HYPSIPYLA ROBUSTA; KHAYA IVORENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIAN; MELIACEAE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; RESEARCH AREAS; TROPICAL TIMBERS; WEAVER ANT;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

ANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CULTIVATION; DAMAGE; DICOTYLEDON; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; HYPSIPYLA; HYPSIPYLA ROBUSTA; KHAYA; KHAYA IVORENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MELIACEAE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI; PYRALIDAE; SWIETENIA;

EID: 49149129460     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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