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Some aspects of oviposition site selection inMonochamus notatus andM. scutellatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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The composition of monoterpene hydrocarbons and water content of freshly felled white pine logs (unattractive toMonochamus for oviposition) was compared to that of the same logs after aging long enough to become attractive toMonochamus. No significant differences were found. Variations between trees was the greatest source of variance in the data. If monoterpenes are used in host selection they are probably used to locate the host species and not to identify logs suitable for oviposition.

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Dyer, L.J., Seabrook, W.D. Some aspects of oviposition site selection inMonochamus notatus andM. scutellatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J Chem Ecol 4, 199–210 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988055

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