Influence of herbivory and competition on invasive weed fitness: Observed effects of Cyphocleonus achates (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and grass-seeding treatments on spotted knapweed performance

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1590-1596

  Jacobs, James S ^a   Sing, Sharlene E ^b   Martin, John M ^b  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Centaurea stoebe; Integrated weed management; Pseudoroegneria spicata; Thinopyrum intermedium

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FITNESS; GRASS; HERBIVORY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEEDING; WEED;

NORTH AMERICA;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA STOEBE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYPHOCLEONUS ACHATES; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; THINOPYRUM INTERMEDIUM;

EID: 34249023351     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2006)35[1590:IOHACO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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