Life history of the weevil Euhrychiopsis lecontei, a potential biological control agent of Eurasian watermilfoil

Entomological News

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-22

  Sheldon, S P ^a   O'Bryan, L M ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI;

EID: 0030039330     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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