Insects associated with Bryophyllum delagoense (Crassulaceae) in Madagascar and prospects for biological control of this weed

African Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Witt, A B R ^a,b   Rajaonarison, J H ^c  

^a South African Field Station   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Centre National de Recherches Appliquees au Developpement Rural   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Biological control; Bryophyllum delagoense; Insects; Madagascar; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYLLUM; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CRASSULACEAE; CURCULIONIDAE; EURYTOMA; EURYTOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 2942567563     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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