Life history and developmental performance of the Eurasian milfoil weevil, Eubrychius Velutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-176

  Newman, Raymond M ^a   Gross, Elisabeth M ^b   Wimmer, Walter ^c   Sprick, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG PRODUCTION; HOST SPECIFICITY; LIFE HISTORY; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ACHILLEA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUBRYCHIUS VELUTUS; EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM HETEROPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM VERTICILLATUM;

EID: 33845666687     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1649/871.1     Document Type: Article

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