Artigo Acesso aberto

Tomicus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) as Invasive Forest Pest to Mexico with Ecological Niche Modeling

2021; Volume: 8; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.51847/dskxbalgsz

ISSN

2349-2864

Autores

Víctor López‐Martínez, Nidia Bélgica Pérez-De la O, Juan Francisco Aguirre-Cadena, Alfredo Isaac Brindis-Santos, Humberto Osorio-Espinoza,

Tópico(s)

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Resumo

Scolitine bark beetles of the genus Tomicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) include some forestry pests of major importance worldwide, with the capacity for invading new habitats and threatening native forest populations and are considered as exotic species for America. However, Tomicus piniperda L. the common pine shoot beetle has invaded North America recently and specimens of T. minor Hart have been intercepted in the United States. The possibility for an invasion of Mexico grows day

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