Efficacy of flea beetle control of leafy spurge in Montana and South Dakota

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-461

  Butler, Jack L ^c   Parker, Matthew S ^a   Murphy, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphthona; Biological weed control; Euphorbia esula; Northern Great Plains

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; LEAF AREA; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION; WEED;

GREAT PLAINS; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ALTICINI; APHTHONA; APHTHONA CZWALINAE; APHTHONA LACERTOSA; APHTHONA NIGRISCUTIS; COLEOPTERA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33750007632     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-214R.1     Document Type: Article

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