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New Zealand Journal of Forestry (2004) 49(2): 31–32
©New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Research article
Burnt pine longhorn - can chemical ecology yield new control tactics?

M. Suckling , A. Gibb , Sayed, A. El and E. Brockerhoff

Rotorua, New Zealand: New Zealand Institute of Forestry.

This paper presents the results of a study on insect pest management solutions from chemical ecology. It was found that burnt pine longhorn was repelled from laying eggs or being attracted to scorched logs if they were treated with certain other odours, called 'green leaf volatiles.'.
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