Abundance and frequency of the asiatic oak weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and defoliation on American, Chinese, and hybrid chestnut (Castanea)

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Case, Ashley E ^a   Mayfield, Albert E ^b   Clark, Stacy L ^b   Schlarbaum, Scott E ^a   Reynolds, Barbara C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Castanea dentate; Castanea mollissima; Cyrtepistomus castaneus; Defoliation; Hybrid chestnut

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FAGACEAE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE; UNITED STATES; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; APPALACHIAN REGION; FAGACEAE; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DENSITY; TREES; WEEVILS;

EID: 85009909965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iew012     Document Type: Article

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