Population dynamics and dispersal of two exotic biological control agents of spotted knapweed, Urophora affinis and U. quadrifasciata (Diptera: Tephritidae), in southwestern Virginia from 1986 to 2000

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-52

  Mays, W T ^a   Kok, L T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centaurea maculosa; Dispersal; Insect population dynamics; Interspecific competition; Spotted knapweed; Urophora affinis; Urophora quadrifasciata

Indexed keywords

CAPITULUM; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE; UROPHORA; UROPHORA AFFINIS; UROPHORA QUADRIFASCIATA;

EID: 0037404309     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00182-2     Document Type: Article

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