The effect of variability in the phenology of the reproductive stages of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) on the synchronization of the life stages of broom seed beetle (Bruchidius villosus) in New Zealand

Biological Control

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-234

  Harman, H M ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Bruchidae; Bruchidius villosus; Cytisus scoparius; Establishment; Life stages; Phenology; Reproductive stages; Scotch broom; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

BRUCHIDIUS VILLOSUS; BRUCHINAE; COLEOPTERA; CYTISUS; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS;

EID: 0032781464     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0715     Document Type: Article

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