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MITES ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHERN PINE BARK BEETLES IN ALLEN PARISH, LOUISIANA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

John C. Moser
Affiliation:
Southern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Pineville, Louisiana
Lawrence M. Roton
Affiliation:
Southern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Pineville, Louisiana

Abstract

Ninety-six species of mites were associated with the southern pine beetle and allied scolytids in an outbreak area in Allen Parish, La. The complex was evaluated to ascertain which species may be of value as biological control agents.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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