Early establishment and dispersal of the weevil, Mogulones cruciger (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for biological control of houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) in British Columbia, Canada

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-190

  De Clerck Floate, R A ^a   Wikeem, B ^b   Bourchier, R S ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Solterra Resources Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Colonization; Cynoglossum officinale; Dispersal; Establishment; Houndstongue; Mogulones cruciger; Release strategies

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEED CONTROL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE; MOGULONES; MOGULONES CRUCIGER;

EID: 17144392572     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150400016050     Document Type: Article

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