The flight periodicity, attack patterns, and life history of dryocoetes confusus Swaine (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), the western balsam bark beetle, in North central Colorado

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-458

  Negrón, José F ^a   Popp, John B ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Dryocoetes confusus; Flight periodicity; Subalpine fir; Western balsam bark beetle

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DRYOCOETES CONFUSUS; HEXAPODA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 73649140313     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.069.0404     Document Type: Article

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