Assessment of risk of attack to safflower by Ceratapion basicorne (Coleoptera: Apionidae), a prospective biological control agent of Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae)

Biological Control

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-344

  Smith, L ^a   Hayat, R ^b   Cristofaro, M ^c   Tronci, C ^c   Tozlu, G ^b   Lecce, F ^c  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Host plant specificity; Nontarget plant; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; BRENTIDAE; CARDUEAE; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; CERATAPION; CNICUS; CNICUS BENEDICTUS; COLEOPTERA; CYANUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 31044443735     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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