Comparative biology of two rosette crown-feeding flies of the genus Botanophila (Dipt., Anthomyiidae) with potential for biological control of their thistle hosts

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 89-95

  Vitou, J ^a,b   Briese, D T ^a,b   Sheppard, A W ^a,b   Thomann, T ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGY; FLOWERING; FRANCE; HOST; LARVAL STAGE; MERISTEM; MORTALITY; PARASITISM; SPECIFICITY;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HOST SPECIFICITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; REARING; WEED CONTROL;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; BOTANOPHILA; BOTANOPHILA SPINOSA; CARTHAMUS; CARTHAMUS LANATUS; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CIRSIUM; DIPTERA; EUCOILIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ONOPORDUM; ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM; TRYBLIOGRAPHA; TURCICA;

EID: 0035056572     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2001.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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