Life history, development, and rearing of eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in quarantine

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 718-725

  Herrick, N J ^a   Salom, S M ^a   Kok, L T ^a   McAvoy, T J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ailanthus altissima; classical biological control; Eucryptorrhynchus brandti; insect development; insect rearing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG; EMERGENCE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUARANTINE; REARING;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; SAPINDALES; SIMAROUBACEAE;

EID: 79960478546     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN11004     Document Type: Article

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