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Attacks by the white-pine weevil were observed on Virginia pine,Pinus virginiana, a species not previously reported as a host of the weevil. In a heavily infested white pine plantation, 15.2% of the naturally seeded Virginia pines were attacked. However, only 13.6% of the attacked trees supported successful broods which resulted in emergence of new adults from the stem. The remaining 86.4% of the broods were unsuccessful.
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Harman, D.M. White-pine weevil attack on naturally seeded Virginia pine in a severely attacked white pine plantation. Chesapeake Science 10, 120–122 (1969). https://doi.org/10.2307/1350840
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