Dispersal of Dactylopius opuntiae cockerell (Homoptera: Dactylopidae), a biological control agent of Opuntia stricta (Haworth.) Haworth. (Cactaceae) in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Foxcroft, L C ^a   Hoffmann, J H ^a  

^a KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control agent; Cactaceae; Dactylopius opuntiae; Dispersal; Opuntia stricta

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; WEED CONTROL;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; DACTYLOPIIDAE; DACTYLOPIUS OPUNTIAE; HOMOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA STRICTA; PHYCITIDAE;

EID: 0034484871     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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