Study on the relationship between growth and environmental temperature of rhizophagus grandis (Coleoptera: Rhizophagidae), an important predator of dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

Forest Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 478-480

  Wei, Jian Rong ^a,b,c   Ding, Bao Fu ^a,d   Tang, Yan Long ^a   Zhao, Jian Xing ^d   Yang, Zhong Qi ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b State Forestry Administration   (China)

^c HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Inner Mongolia Coll Agric Anim H   (China)

Author keywords

Bark beetle; Biological control; Mass rearing; Predator; Red turpentine beede; Rhizophagus grandis

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PREDATOR; REARING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS VALENS; HEXAPODA; RHIZOPHAGIDAE; RHIZOPHAGUS GRANDIS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 77956427209     PISSN: 10011498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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