Development of a pesticide exclusion technique for assessing the impact of biological control agents for Chrysanthemoides monilifera

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 383-390

  Adair, R J ^a   Holtkamp, R H ^a  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chrysanthemoides monilifera; Comostolopsis germana; Environmental weed; Impact evaluation; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CARBARIL; DIMETHOATE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOCONTROL AGENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PESTICIDE; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSANTHEMOIDES; CHRYSANTHEMOIDES MONILIFERA; COMOSTOLOPSIS; COMOSTOLOPSIS GERMANA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0032820509     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159929640     Document Type: Article

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