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A Study of the Flight of the Douglas-Fir Beetle Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopk. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): II. Flight Movements1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. D. Atkins
M. D. Atkins
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Forest Biology Laboratory, Victoria, B.C.
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The concern caused by extensive killing of marketable Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, in the interior of British Columbia by the Douglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopk., has necessitated studies on many phases of the beetles' biology and behaviour. Among these has been a study of the beetles' flight. Although this insect flies for only a few brief periods during its life, these periods are vital in terms of the extension and location of areas of infestation.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 92 , Issue 12 , December 1960 , pp. 941 - 954
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1960

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