Lixus cardui, a biological control agent for scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium): Safe for Australia, but not the USA?

Biological Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 134-141

  Balciunas, Joe ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Host specificity; Lixus cardui; Non target impacts; Onopordum acanthium; Potential host range; Risk assessment; Scotch thistle; Transfer project; Weed biological control

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; LIXUS CARDUI; ONOPORDUM; ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM;

EID: 33847678060     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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