Successful biological control of the musk thistle in Oklahoma using the musk thistle head weevil and the rosette weevil

American Entomologist

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 112-120

  Roduner, Mary A ^a   Cuperus, Gerrit W ^a,b   Mulder, Phillip G ^a   Stritzke, Jimmy F ^a   Payton, Mark E ^a,b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources   (United States)

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EID: 2342662930     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/49.2.112     Document Type: Article

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