Experimental evidence for associational resistance against the European pine sawfly in mixed tree stands

This study examined whether the saplings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) exhibit associational resistance against the European pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae) when grown in a mixture with 50% silver birch (Betula pendula). The number of sawflies on pine trees in pure...

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Main Authors: Kaitaniemi, Pekka, Riihimäki, Janne, Koricheva, Julia, Vehviläinen, Harri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2007-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/295