A ground-based pheromone trap for monitoring <i>Agriotes lineatus</i> and <i>A. obscurus</i> (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Authors

  • Robert S. Vernon Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada P.O. Box 1000 Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0

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