Preliminary evaluation of Megamelus scutellaris Berg (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), a candidate for biological control of waterhyacinth

Biological Control

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-138

  Sosa, A J ^a   Cordo, H A ^a   Sacco, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Eichhornia crassipes; Host specificity; Megamelus scutellaris

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; DELPHACIDAE; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MEGAMELUS SCUTELLARIS; PONTEDERIA CORDATA; PONTEDERIACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34347359715     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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