Evaluating acephate for insecticide exclusion of Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Melaleuca quinquenervia

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 458-463

  Tipping, Philip W ^a   Center, Ted D ^a  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Biological Control; Phytotoxicity; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; PHYTOTOXICITY; WEED CONTROL;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; INSECTA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; OXYOPS VITIOSA;

EID: 0036747273     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0458:EAFIEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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