Impact of the seed-fly, Ophiomyia lantanae (Froggatt) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), on the viability of lantana fruit in South-East Queensland, Australia

Biological Control

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 168-172

  Broughton, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Lantana; Ophiomyia lantanae; Seed fly; Tetrazolium chloride

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FRUIT; LANTANA; TETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE;

OPHIOMYIA LANTANAE;

EID: 0032981310     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0709     Document Type: Article

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