Life history and laboratory host range of Stenopelmus rufinasus, a natural enemy for Azolla filiculoides in South Africa

BioControl

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-224

  Hill, M P ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Host specificity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001486741     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009903704275     Document Type: Article

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