× hybrid clone is an economically and ecologically important forest variety and is widely planted in Guangxi, China. Black spot, a newly found disease, occurred nearly 5333.3 hectares in an × plantation of Qinlian forest farm (N: 21.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Near surface air temperature and rainfall are major weather factors affecting forest insect dynamics. The recent developments in remote sensing retrieval and geographic information system spatial analysis techniques enable the utilization of weather factors to significantly enhance forest pest forecasting and warning systems. The current study focused on building forest pest digital data structures as a platform of correlation analysis between weather conditions and forest pest dynamics for better pest forecasting and warning systems using the new technologies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTelenomus dendrolimusi Chu is a dominant egg parasitoid of Dendrolimus, which is the most serious conifer defoliator in China. However, the host locating mechanism of T. dendrolimusi is unclear.
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