Contribution of Symbiotic Fungi to Cork Oak Colonization by Platypus cylindrus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)

Platypus cylindrus Fab. (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) has changed its status from uncommon to pest contributing to cork oak decline. Besides its massive attacks, P. cylindrus is associated with fungi on which it depends for survival and host colonization. Isolations from beetles yielded seven genera wi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inácio,Maria Lurdes (author)
Other Authors: Henriques,Joana (author), Sousa,Edmundo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0870-63522011000200011
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:scielo:S0870-63522011000200011