Evaluation of the antiaggregation pheromone, 3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one (MCH), to protect live spruce from spruce beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) infestation in southern Utah

Authors

  • Darrell W. Ross Department of Forest Science Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331
  • Gary E. Daterman USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station 3200 Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331
  • A. Steven Munson USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection 4746 South 1900 East Ogden, UT 84403

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Holsten E.H., P.J. Shea, and R.R. Borys. 2003. MCH released in a novel pheromone dispenser prevents spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), attacks in south-central Alaska. Journal of Economic Entomology 96: 31-34.

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