Interactive effects of Aphthona nigriscutis and picloram plus 2,4-D in leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)

Weed Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 118-124

  Nelson, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Lym, Rodney G ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DowAgro Science   (United States)

Author keywords

14C herbicide translocation; Biocontrol; Invasive weed; IPM; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HERBICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANGELAND; TOXICITY; WEED CONTROL;

ALTICINI; APHTHONA; APHTHONA NIGRISCUTIS; COLEOPTERA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 11444257800     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2003)051[0118:IEOANA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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