Actual and potential distribution of an invasive canola pest, Meligethes viridescens (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), in Canada

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-413

  Mason, P G ^a   Olfert, O ^b   Sluchinski, L ^b   Weiss, R M ^b   Boudreault, C ^a   Grossrieder, M ^c   Kuhlmann, U ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CABI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CANOLA; PEST SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; BRASSICACEAE; CHRISTIA; COLEOPTERA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES VIRIDESCENS; NITIDULIDAE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0037904826     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n02-046     Document Type: Article

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