Establishment and rapid spread of the bitou seed fly, Mesoclanis polana Munro (Diptera: Tephritidae), in eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 148-150

  Edwards, Penelope B ^a   Holtkamp, Royce H ^a   Adair, Robin J ^a  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bitou bush; Chrysanthemoides monilifera; Mesoclanis polana; Tephritidae; Weed biological control

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMOIDES; CHRYSANTHEMOIDES MONILIFERA; DIPTERA; MESOCLANIS; MESOCLANIS POLANA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0000380078     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.1999.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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2. Edwards PB & Brown EM. 1996. Mesoclanis seed flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Chrysanthenurides (Asteraceae) in South Africa: distribution, attack strategy and impact on seed production. Bulletin of Entomological Research 87, 127-135.
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