Comparison of the physiological and realized host-ranges of a biological control agent from Australia for the control of the aquatic weed, Hydrilla verticillata

Biological Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-158

  Balciunas, Joseph K ^a,b,d   Burrows, Damien W ^c   Purcell, Matthew F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bagous hydrillae; field and laboratory host ranges; Hydrilla verticillata

Indexed keywords

BAGOUS; BAGOUS HYDRILLAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS; VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0030273471     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0078     Document Type: Article

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