Bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) infesting mango trees (Mangifera indica L.) in southern Thailand, with two new species recorded for Thailand.
Sittichaya W.
Author Affiliation: Department of Pest Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand.
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology 34 : 153-155
Abstract : Fifteen species of ambrosia beetles and two bark beetle belonging to the curculionid subfamilies Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were collected from three infested mango trees (Mangifera indica L.) in the research orchards of the Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla Province. Two species, Arixyleborus grandis (Schedl) and Xyleborinus sculptilis (Schedl), are recorded for the first time in Thailand.