Distribution, host plants, and damage of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), in South Carolina

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-208

  Chong, Juang Horng ^a   Reid, Laurie ^b   Williamson, Margaret ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Carolina Forestry Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia beetle; Curculionidae; Magnolia grandiflora; Scolytinae

Indexed keywords

AMBROSIA; BUXACEAE; BUXUS; BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS; CERCIS CANADENSIS; COLEOPTERA; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; CURCULIONIDAE; FICUS CARICA; GARDENIA; GARDENIA ANGUSTA; HYDRANGEA; HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; MAGNOLIACEAE; MORELLA CERIFERA; MYRICACEAE; PLATYPODINI; SCOLYTINAE; XYLOSANDRUS COMPACTUS;

EID: 79960258289     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3954/1523-5475-26.4.199     Document Type: Article

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