The fixed plot survey method for determining the host range of the flowerbud-feeding weevil Dicomada rufa, a candidate for the biological control of Hakea sericea in South Africa

BioControl

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-355

  Kluge, R L ^a   Gordon, A J ^b  

^a Plant Protection Research Institute ^*  (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological weed control; Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Dicomada rufa; Fixed plot survey method; Hakea sericea; Host range; Host specificity; Open field testing; Silky hakea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST RANGE; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; SURVEY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BRABEJUM STELLATIFOLIUM; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HAKEA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 3342916590     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BICO.0000025384.15189.38     Document Type: Article

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