Specificity of Carvalhotingis visenda (Hemiptera: Tingidae) as a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia

Biological Control

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 283-290

  Dhileepan, K ^a   Trevino M ^a   Snow, E L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bignoniaceae; Biological control; Cat's claw creeper; Chlorophyll loss; Host specificity; Macfadyena unguis cati; Non target risk; Tingidae

Indexed keywords

BIGNONIACEAE; HEMIPTERA; MACFADYENA UNGUIS-CATI; TINGIDAE;

EID: 34047184888     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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