Distribution, Abundance and Field Host-Range of Hydrellia balciunasi Bock (Diptera: Ephydridae) a Biological Control Agent for the Aquatic Weed Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-130

  Balciunas, Joe K ^a,c   Burrows, Damien W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; EPHYDRIDAE; HYDRELLIA; HYDRELLIA BALCIUNASI; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; INSECTA; VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0011186740     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1996.tb01375.x     Document Type: Article

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