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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Vol. 101 (2004): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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