Arthropods associated with above-ground portions of the invasive tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, in south Florida, USA

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 300-322

  Costello, Sheryl L ^a   Pratt, Paul D ^a   Rayamajhi, Min B ^a   Center, Ted D ^a  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod abundance; Oxyops vitiosa; Paperbark tree; Weed biological control

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; TREE; WEED CONTROL;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; OXYOPS VITIOSA;

EID: 0142167465     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0300:AAWAPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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