Establishment of Hydrellia pakistanae (Diptera: Ephydridae) for the biological control of the submersed aquatic plant Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) in the southeastern United States

Biological Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-73

  Center, Ted D ^a   Grodowitz, Michael J ^b   Cofrancesco, Alfred F ^b   Jubinsky, Greg ^c   Snoddy, Edward ^d   Freedman, Jan E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^c Bureau of Aquatic Plant Control   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic weeds; bioagent release techniques; biological control of weeds; Ephydridae; Hydrellia pakistanae; hydrilla control; Hydrilla verticillata; Hydrocharitaceae; phytophagous insects

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; EPHYDRIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYDRELLIA; HYDRELLIA PAKISTANAE; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; HYDROCHARITACEAE; INSECTA; VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0031029707     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0491     Document Type: Article

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