Biological control of the wetlands weed purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in the pacific Northwestern United States

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 340, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 291-294

  Piper, G L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biological control; insects; Lythrum salicaria wetlands; purple loosestrife; weeds

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; GALERUCELLA CALMARIENSIS; GALERUCELLA PUSILLA; HEXAPODA; HYLOBIUS; HYLOBIUS TRANSVERSOVITTATUS; INSECTA; LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM SALICARIA;

EID: 0030434306     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00012770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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