Nontarget feeding of leaf-beetles introduced to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.)

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 368-377

  Blossey, B ^a   Casagrande, R ^a   Tewksbury, L ^a   Landis, D A ^a   Wiedenmann, R N ^a   Ellis, D R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Decodon verticillatus; Nonindigenous invasive species; Nontarget feeding; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NORTH AMERICA; OVERWINTERING; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; WEED CONTROL; WETLAND;

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; NONTARGET ORGANISM; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DECODON VERTICILLATUS; GALERUCELLA CALMARIENSIS; GALERUCELLA PUSILLA; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; POTENTILLA ANSERINA; ROSA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 0034755092     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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