Lessons from unsuccessful attempts to establish Spodoptera pectinicornis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a biological control agent of waterlettuce

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 301-316

  Dray F A , Jr ^a   Center, T D ^a   Wheeler, G S ^a  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Biological control; Metapopulation theory; Pistia stratiotes; Release strategies; Spodoptera pectinicornis

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WEED CONTROL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MOTH; WEED CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; PISTIA STRATIOTES; QUISCALUS MAJOR; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA PECTINICORNIS; STRATIOTES;

EID: 0034949461     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150120055718     Document Type: Article

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