Effect of temperature on the survival of Aconophora compressa Walker (Hemiptera: Membracidae): Implications for weed biocontrol

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 457-462

  Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham ^a,b   Treviño, Mariano ^a   Raghu, Sathyamurthy ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aconophora compressa; Biological control; Lantana camara; Thermal tolerances; Weed

Indexed keywords

ACONOPHORA COMPRESSA; ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; MEMBRACIDAE;

EID: 33747070781     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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