Verbenone interrupts attraction to host volatiles and reduces attack on Pinus tabuliformis (Pinaceae) by Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the People's Republic of China

Sun, Jianghua; E. Gillette, Nancy; Miao, Zhengwan; Kang, Le; Zhang, Zhongning; R. Owen, Donald; D. Stein, John

doi:10.4039/n03-021

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Verbenone interrupts attraction to host volatiles and reduces attack on Pinus tabuliformis (Pinaceae) by Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the People's Republic of China

Published in The Canadian Entomologist • Oct 1, 2003

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Jianghua Sun

Nancy E. Gillette

Zhengwan Miao

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Abstract The introduced red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte, is one of the most economically important forest pests in the People's Republic of China, having killed more than 6 million pines in recent years. There is an urgent need to develop effective behavioral chemicals to monitor ...

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Verbenone interrupts attraction to host volatiles and reduces attack on <i>Pinus tabuliformis</i> (Pinaceae) by <i>Dendroctonus valens</i> (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the People's Republic of China

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