Importance of oak ambrosia beetles in predisposing coast live oak trees to wood decay

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 371-376

  Švihra, Pavel ^a   Kelly, Maggi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia beetles; Coast live oak; Decay progression; Phytophthora ramorum; Quercus agrifolia; Sudden oak death

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; TREE;

AMBROSIA; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; PLATYPODIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 8744246021     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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