Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jun 1986
Host Suitability of Three Asiatic Elms to the Elm Leaf Beetle (Xanthogaleruca luteola) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Host Suitability of Three Asiatic Elms to the Elm Leaf Beetle (Xanthogaleruca luteola) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
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Larval and adult elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola (Muller) were fed leaves of Ulmus pumila L., U. parvifolia Jacq. and U. wilsoniana Schneid. to determine host suitability. U. pumila was a suitable host, while U. parvifolia and U. wilsoniana were found to be poor hosts. U. parvifolia and U. wilsoniana should be considered for urban plantings where elm leaf beetle defoliation is severe, and as sources of resistance in elm breeding programs.
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Contributor Notes
2Assistant Professor and Graduate Research Associate, resp. We acknowledge the cooperation of Dr. L.R. Schreiber of the USDA-ARS, Delaware, Ohio and Dr. A.M. Townsend of the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.
Received: 09 Sept 1985