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Antennal responses of the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to stem volatiles of its primary host, Pinus ponderosa, and nine sympatric nonhost angiosperms and conifers.

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Keywords

Insecta, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, chemical ecology, dispersal, kairomone, optimal foraging, pheromone, synomone

Citation

Shepherd, W. P.; Huber, Dezene P. W.; Seybold, S.J.; Fettig, C.J. 2008. Antennal responses of the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to stem volatiles of its primary host, Pinus ponderosa, and nine sympatric nonhost angiosperms and conifers. Chemoecology 17:209-221
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/36215