Predictable risk to native plants in weed biological control

Oecologia

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 489-494

  Pemberton, Robert W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Insect plant interactions; Non target use

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WEED CONTROL;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; NATIVE SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEED CONTROL;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033709512     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000477     Document Type: Article

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