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   Biology of Litosermyle ocanae in Colombian Pinus patula plantations

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos A Rodas --- Forest Health Protection Programme, Colombia Brett P Hurley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa María D Bolaños --- Forest Health Protection Programme, Colombia Ginna M Granados --- Forest Health Protection Programme, Colombia Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa

   Plantations of Pinus spp. in Colombia are severely damaged by various phasmid (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae) insects. Of these, Litosermyle ocanae is one of the most serious defoliators. Since 1988, several outbreaks have been recorded in Pinus patula plantations, resulting in substantial...

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