Review of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), life history, mating behaviours, host plant selection, and host resistance

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 252-262

  Poland, Therese M ^a   Chen, Yigen ^b   Koch, Jennifer ^c   Pureswaran, Deepa ^d  

^a Northern Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HOST PLANT; HOST SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; MATING BEHAVIOR; PEST RESISTANCE; TREE;

UNITED STATES;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS;

EID: 84929304093     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/tce.2015.4     Document Type: Review

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