Degradation of white birch shelterbelts by attack of white-spotted longicorn beetle in central Hokkaido, northern Japan.
K. Masaka, Y. Wakita, K. Iwasaki, M. Hayamizu
The paper assesses the impact of white-spotted longicorn beetle infestation on white birch trees in central Hokkaido, finding a correlation between exit hole numbers and tree degradation.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2020Ecology