Field assessment in land of origin of host specificity, infestation rate and impact of Ceratapion basicorne a prospective biological control agent of yellow starthistle

BioControl

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 525-541

  Uygur, Sibel ^a   Smith, Lincoln ^b   Uygur, F Nezihi ^a   Cristofaro, Massimo ^c   Balciunas, Joe ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Centaurea solstitialis; Ceratapion basicorne; Root crown feeding insect; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INVASIVE SPECIES; WEED CONTROL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

ASTERACEAE; AVES; BRENTIDAE; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; CERATAPION; CIRSIUM; COLEOPTERA; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; INSECTA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 18844381579     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-004-5546-y     Document Type: Article

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