Levels of damage caused by Melanterius servulus Pascoe (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a seed-feeding weevil introduced into South Africa for biological control of Paraserianates lophantha (Fabaceae)

African Entomology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-112

  Schmidt, F ^a,b   Hoffmann, J H ^a   Donnelly, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Legume; Seed weevil; Seeds; Weed

Indexed keywords

MELANTERIUS SERVULUS; PARASERIANTHES LOPHANTHA;

EID: 0032760423     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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