Qualitative evaluation of damage by Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 717-723

  Raman, A ^a   Dhileepan, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Government Tropical Weeds Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Galling behavior; Parthenium; Qualitative evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GALL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA;

EPIBLEMA STRENUANA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0033387075     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.5.717     Document Type: Article

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