Re-test of rhinocyllus conicus host specificity, and the prediction of ecological risk in biological control

Biological Conservation

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 251-257

  Arnett, Amy E ^a   Louda, Svata M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Cirsium; Curculionidae; Ecological risk; Inflorescence feeding; Nontarget effects; Rhinocyllus; Thistles; Weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST SPECIFICITY; INSECT; NONTARGET ORGANISM; WEED;

NORTH AMERICA;

CARDUUS; CARDUUS NUTANS; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM CANESCENS; CURCULIONIDAE; INSECTA; RHINOCYLLUS; RHINOCYLLUS CONICUS;

EID: 0036313126     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00251-8     Document Type: Article

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