Damage from the larkspur mirid deters cattle grazing of larkspur

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-373

  Ralphs, Michael H ^a   Jones, Walker A ^b   Pfister, James A ^b  

^a USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Lab   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cattle poisoning; Delphinium barbeyi; Hopplomahus affiguratus

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING DETERRENCE; PEST DAMAGE; TALL LARKSPUR;

BOS TAURUS; CAFETERIA; DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM BARBEYI; DELPHINIUM EXALTATUM; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOPPLOMACHUS; HOPPLOMACHUS AFFIGURATUS; INSECTA; MIRIDAE; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 0030803549     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003302     Document Type: Article

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