Studies of the Bronze Birch Borer, Agrilus anxius Gory, in New Brunswick

Agrilus anxius was described by Gory (1841), and later given the name “bronze birch borer” by Chittenden (1898). It was recently separated from a closely allied species attacking poplar, A. liragus (Barter and Brown, 1949; Smith, 1949). The borer is native to North America and occurs apparently thro...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Barter, G. W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1957
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent8912-1
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00109496
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Summary:Agrilus anxius was described by Gory (1841), and later given the name “bronze birch borer” by Chittenden (1898). It was recently separated from a closely allied species attacking poplar, A. liragus (Barter and Brown, 1949; Smith, 1949). The borer is native to North America and occurs apparently throughout most of the range olf birch from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and south to New Jersey, Ohio, and Colorado (Barter and Brown, 1949; Fisher, 1928).

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