Distribution of insect attacks in biological control of weeds: Infestation of Centaurea virgata flowerheads by a gall fly

Biological Control

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 254-260

  Rieder, Julie P ^a   Evans, Edward W ^a   Durham, Susan L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Centaurea virgata; Dispersion; Distribution; Gall fly; Seed predation; Squarrose knapweed; Urophora quadrifasciata; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GALL (PLANT); INSECT ATTACK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED QUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEED CONTROL;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA TRIUMFETTII; CENTAUREA VIRGATA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE; UROPHORA QUADRIFASCIATA;

EID: 0035076012     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0901     Document Type: Article

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