Developmental rates of the native milfoil weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei, and damage to Eurasian watermilfoil at constant temperatures

Biological Control

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-143

  Mazzei, Kristine C ^a   Newman, Raymond M ^a   Loos, Alyson ^a   Ragsdale, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic weevil; Biological control; Degree days; Development rate; Euhrychiopsis lecontei; Eurasian watermilfoil; Myriophyllum spicatum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LAKE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION;

ACHILLEA; ANIMALIA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 0032831450     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0739     Document Type: Article

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