Field assessment of the risk posed by Diorhabda elongata, a biocontrol agent for control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), to a nontarget plant, Frankenia salina

Biological Control

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 265-275

  Dudley, Tom L ^a,c   Kazmer, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diorhabda elongata; Frankenia; Host range testing; Nontarget impacts; Saltcedar; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIORHABDA ELONGATA; FRANKENIA; FRANKENIA JAMESII; FRANKENIA SALINA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TAMARIX;

EID: 27744598379     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.05.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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