Poplar stem Borer, Apriona cinerea, Chevrolet (Lamiidae: Coleoptera) and its control
Poplar stem Borer, Apriona cinerea, Chevrolet (Lamiidae: Coleoptera) and its control
M.Ismail Chaudhry and Bashir Hussain Shah
ABSTRACT
Intro: Pakistan is deficit in wood production. To overcome this shortage in the country fast growing tree species like poplars and eucalyptus are being introduced. Poplar wood is very useful for paper-pulp, match and plywood industries. With the separation of East Pakistan where most of the match and paper industries were situated, the country is facing a grave situation. A huge amount of foreign exchange is being spent on import of these products and the government is planning to establish match and paper industries in N.W.F.P. and other parts of the country. Raising of poplar plantations would be needed to feed these industries. In Pakistan poplars grew very well in hilly areas with enough rainfall such as Murree, Hazara, Swat, Tribal belt of N.W.F.P. and Azad Kashmir. The poplars are very heavily infested by leaf stitchers and defoliatois in the plains but are quite safe from their attack in hills. Unfortunately hybrid poplars are seriously attacked by poplar stem and root borer, Apriona cinerea Chev. in hilly areas.
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September 1975
Vol. 25, Iss. 3
