A decline of Eurasian watermilfoil in Minnesota associated with the milfoil weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-111

  Newman, Raymond M ^a   Biesboer, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophyte control; Biological control; Euhrychiopsis lecontei; Eurasian watermilfoil; Herbivory; Myriophyllum spicatum; Weeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034214636     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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