Overwinter Habitat and the Relationship of Overwinter to In-lake Densities of the Milfoil Weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei, a Eurasian Watermilfoil Biological Control Agent

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-67

  Newman, Raymond M ^a   Ragsdale, David W ^a   Milles, Alyson ^a   Oien, Cary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Conservation; Myriophyllum spicatum; Shoreline

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035566168     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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