Utilization of an unpredictable food source by Melanterius ventralis, a seed-feeding biological control agent of Acacia longifolia in South Africa

BioControl

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-235

  Donnelly, D ^a   Hoffmann, J H ^b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological weed control; Oviposition behaviour; Pre dispersal seed damage; Seed pod density

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST LOCATION; OVIPOSITION; SEED PREDATION; SEED SET; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA LONGIFOLIA; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYNIPIDAE; FABACEAE; HYMENOPTERA; PTEROMALIDAE; TRICHILOGASTER; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1642383003     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BICO.0000017360.77600.9e     Document Type: Article

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