Description of European Chamaesphecia spp. (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) feeding on Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae), and their potential for biological control of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) in North America

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 703-714

  Tosevski, I ^a   Gassmann, A ^a   Schroeder, D ^a  

^a Intl Insitute of Biological Control   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAMAESPHECIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; EUPHORBIACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; SESIIDAE;

EID: 0242619383     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300039225     Document Type: Article

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