Effectiveness of introduced biocontrol insects on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 167-176

  Dhileepan, K ^a,b  

^a Charters Towers ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FUNGUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; AUSTRALIA; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MOTH;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; AUSTRALIA; BEETLES; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034935925     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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