TWO ACTIVE STAGES OF AMBROSIA BEETLE, Platypus quercivorus MURAYAMA ESTIMATED FROM FRASS PRODUCTION

Beetle activity deep inside wood was studied in field (Mt. Yoshida, Kyoto) and laboratory conditions by monitoring the type and amount of frass ejected from beetle galleries of Platypus quercivorus. Twenty-one galleries were selected from five infested Quercus serrata trees for field studies. In the...

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Main Authors: Hagus Tarno, Hongye Qi, Masahide Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi Futai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Brawijaya 2012-10-01
Series:AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science
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Online Access:http://agrivita.ub.ac.id/index.php/agrivita/article/view/214