Use of risk analysis for screening weed biocontrol agents: Altica carduorum Guer. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from China as a biocontrol agent of Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. in North America

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-308

  Wan, Fang Hao ^a,b   Harris, Peter ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Altica carduorum; Cirsium arvense; Host specificity; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; RISK ANALYSIS; SCREENING;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALTICA; ALTICA CARDUORUM; ASTERACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030663545     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159730712     Document Type: Article

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