Biology and host range of Pomponatius typicus Distant (Heteroptera: Coreidae), a potential biological control agent for the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, in southern Florida

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-173

  Burrows, Damien W ^a   Balciunas, Joe K ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Host range; Melaleuca quinquenervia

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS; COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; POMPONATIUS; POMPONATIUS TYPICUS; RIMADARMISTUS DEPRECATOR;

EID: 0344699040     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01566.x     Document Type: Article

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