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Comparative morphometric and chemical analyses of phenotypes of two invasive ambrosia beetles (Euwallacea spp.) in the United States.
Insect science - 1 Aug 2017
Chen Yigen, Dallara Paul L, Nelson Lori J, Coleman Tom W, Hishinuma Stacy M, Carrillo Daniel, Seybold Steven J
Abstract excerpt
The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea sp., was first detected in 2003 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Recently, this invasive species has become a major pest of many hardwood trees in urban and wildland forests throughout southern California. PSHB is nearly identical in morphology and life history to the tea shot hole borer (TSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus, an invasive pest of hardwoods in...
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