The Southern pine beetle, <u>Dendroctonus frontalis</u> Zimm., and associated Coleoptera attracted to dead loblolly pine, <u>Pinus taeda</u> L.
This study tests the hypothesis: Bark beetles initially locate their host trees in a non-random manner. The association of the southern pine beetle (<u>Dendroctonus frontalis</u> Zimm.) and associated Coleoptera with stressed trees suggested the direction for this study. Loblolly pin...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37358 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-172123/ |