Performance and impact of the biological control agent Xubida infusella (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae) on the target weed Eichhornia crassipes (waterhyacinth) and on a non-target plant, Pontederia cordata (pickerelweed) in two nutrient regimes

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-305

  Stanley, John N ^a   Julien, Michael H ^b   Center, Ted D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acigona infusella; Biological control; Cage trials; Eichhornia crassipes; Nutrients; Pickerelweed; Pontederia cordata; Waterhyacinth; Xubida infusella

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; OCCIDENTALIA; PONTEDERIA CORDATA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 33846650367     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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