Survival of the mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis as influenced by Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi feeding scars on leaves of water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-205

  Ajuonu, O ^a   Byrne, M ^b   Hill, M ^c   Neuenschwander, P ^a   Korie, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adult weevil feeding scars; Eccritotarsus catarinensis; Eichhornia crassipes; N. bruchi; Neochetina eichhorniae; Weed biological control

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECT; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

ECCRITOTARSUS CATARINENSIS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; ELODEA; MIRIDAE; NEOCHETINA; NEOCHETINA BRUCHI; NEOCHETINA EICHHORNIAE;

EID: 33847665932     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9029-1     Document Type: Article

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