Effect of fertilization and watering of Scots pine seedlings on the feeding preference of the pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.).

Two-year-old containerized Scots pine ( L.) seedlings, raised under different fertilization and watering regimes, were subjected to feeding preference tests with pine weevils ( L.) in a bioassay. In the tests carried out with pairs of seedlings, the weevil preferred water-stressed seedlings to well-...

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Main Authors: Selander, Jukka, Immonen, Auli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1992-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5476