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Determination of Sex of the Douglas-fir Beetle Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Orlo K. Jantz  and
Richard L. Johnsey
Orlo K. Jantz
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Richard L. Johnsey
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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Abstract

A comparison of four sex determination methods shows that microscopic observation of the elytral declivity is the most accurate and rapid method for sexing large quantities of Douglas-fir beetles.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 96 , Issue 10 , October 1964 , pp. 1327 - 1329
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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