Host specificity of the leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Asia, a biological control agent for saltcedars (Tamarix: Tamaricaceae) in the Western United States

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-147

  DeLoach, C Jack ^a   Lewis, Phil A ^a,c   Herr, John C ^b   Carruthers, Raymond I ^b   Tracy, James L ^a   Johnson, Joye ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control weeds; Diorhabda elongata deserticola; Host range; Riparian ecosystems; Saltcedar; Tamarix; Weeds

Indexed keywords

APHYLLA; CHEN; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIORHABDA ELONGATA; FRANKENIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYRICARIA; REUMARIA; RIPARIA; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX; TAMARIX APHYLLA; TAMARIX CANARIENSIS; TAMARIX CHINENSIS; TAMARIX PARVIFLORA; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 0037885017     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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