Impact of Archanara geminipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on aboveground biomass production of Phragmites australis

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-421

  Häfliger, Patrick ^a   Schwarzländer, Mark ^a,b   Blossey, Bernd ^c  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c Invasive Plants Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Common reed; Efficacy assessment; Impact; Plant herbivore interactions; Pre release; Stem borer; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ARCHANARA GEMINIPUNCTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33746673210     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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