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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

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Insect Pests Of Forests. 3. The Tuart Bud Weevil And The Gregarious Gall Weevil, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins Jan 1963

Insect Pests Of Forests. 3. The Tuart Bud Weevil And The Gregarious Gall Weevil, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE group of beetles commonly known as weevils contains some of the most troublesome of all insect pests.

The best known is probably the wheat weevil, but many other forms attack stored products and growing plants.


Insect Pest Of Forests. 1. Wood Boring Beetles, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins Jan 1962

Insect Pest Of Forests. 1. Wood Boring Beetles, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

MANY different types of wood boring beetles are associated with timber and forest trees.

Some attack only dry seasoned wood, others prefer freshly felled logs, and others again choose the standing trees.


Insect Pests Of Forests. 2. Tussock Moths And Bag-Shelter Moths, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins Jan 1962

Insect Pests Of Forests. 2. Tussock Moths And Bag-Shelter Moths, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

TWO native caterpillars which sometimes attract attention are the larvae of the tnssock moth and the bag-shelter moth.

Neither insect is a serious forest pest in Western Australia, but the tussock moth sometimes does restricted damage in orchards and home gardens and the bag-shelter caterpillars cause some defoliation of wattles and eucalyptus.