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Identification of Insect Inclusions in X-rays of Ponderosa Pine Bark Infested by Western Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. A. Berryman
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Parasitology, University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

A guide to interpretation of X-rays of bark samples infested with the western pine beetle and its principal predators and parasites is presented. Illustrations of the radiographic images are given to enable analysts to gain experience more rapidly.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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