| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| : | 2010 |
| Authors: | C. Delgado, Couturier G. |
| Journal: | Boletín de la SEA |
| Volume: | 47 |
| Pagination: | 441-443 |
| Date Published: | 31 Dec |
| : | 1134-6094 |
| : | Xylosandrus compactus |
| : | Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae) is a tree with high commercial value. Its cultivation is being promoted in the Peruvian Amazon region as part of government and private reforestation programs. In nurseries, seedlings are attacked by the scolytine Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Damage caused by the Insect is described and a seedling mortality of 38.41% is reported. |
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