Red oak borers become sterile when reared under continuous light

Jimmy R. Galford

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Red oak borers become sterile when reared under continuous light

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jimmy R. Galford

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-205. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.

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Abstract

Red oak borers, Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman), reared under continuous light for 12 weeks became sterile. Sterility is thought to have been caused by light destroying vitamins essential for fertility

Citation

Galford, Jimmy R. 1975. Red oak borers become sterile when reared under continuous light. Research Note NE-205. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.