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Role of the bupreste Olivia festiva L. (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in the dieback of Thyua (Tetraclinis articulata) in the Western Traras Mountains (Algeria)

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Mohamed NICHANE
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.14.2024.616-625

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Damages of Ovalisia festiva to Tetraclinis articulata is caused by the action when building their galleries under the bark. The group effect in populations of wood eating causes browning and death of branches and consequently a total decline of the attacked Tetraclines. The statistical study showed that there is close correlation between borer and characteristics of the tree, also between the height, age and thickness of the bark.

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