Impact of the biological control agent Hydrellia pakistanae (Diptera: Ephydridae) on the submersed aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae)

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 168-181

  Wheeler, G S ^a   Center, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Classical biological control; Hydrellia pakistanae; Hydrilla verticillata; Impact of biological control; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; CANOPY; FLY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MERISTEM; NITROGEN; PLANT DAMAGE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES; WEED CONTROL; WHORL;

HYDRELLIA PAKISTANAE; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0034994436     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2001.0927     Document Type: Article

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