The decline of water hyacinth on Lake Victoria was due to biological control by Neochetina spp.

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-93

  Wilson, John R U ^a   Ajuonu, Obinna ^b   Center, Ted D ^c   Hill, Martin P ^d   Julien, Mic H ^e   Katagira, Francisca F ^f   Neuenschwander, Peter ^b   Njoka, Stephen W ^g   Ogwang, James ^h   Reeder, Rob H ⁱ   Van, Thai ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^c INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security   (Tanzania)

^g KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^h National Agricultural Research Organization   (Uganda)

ⁱ CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eichhornia crassipes; Neochetina bruchi; Neochetina eichhorniae

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EL NINO; INVASIVE SPECIES; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DECLINE; STORM DAMAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CURCULIONIDAE; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; NEOCHETINA; NEOCHETINA BRUCHI; NEOCHETINA EICHHORNIAE;

EID: 34248226944     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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