Impacts of the biological control agent Cyphocleonus achates on spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa, in experimental plots

Biological Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-81

  Corn, Janelle G ^a   Story, Jim M ^a   White, Linda J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Noxious weed; Plant biomass; Plant mortality; Post release evaluation; Root feeders

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYPHOCLEONUS ACHATES;

EID: 33644784965     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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