Study on stem pests of elm tree in Uzbekistan
Journal: E3S Web of Conferences
Year: 2024

Forest stem pests are of great interest as permanent components of forest biocenosis. In the forest they perform different roles; in a healthy forest they participate in the process of thinning and recycling the wood of naturally dying trees. In turn, they serve as food for other forest inhabitants. When the biological stability of plantings is violated, they act as pests and cause the death of still living trees. Many of them cause great physiological and technical harm. Stem pests constitute a