Taylor's power law and Iwao's patchiness regression were used to analyze spatial distribution of eggs of the Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.), on silver buttonwood trees, Conocarpus ...

That protrusion, called a rostrum, is highly useful for the weevil, however, allowing it to feed and to lay eggs. But to the oak trees that these weevils often feed on, it’s a potentially hazardous ...