Generalist herbivores in weed biological control-A natural experiment with a reportedly polyphagous thrips

Biological Control

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-195

  Rafter, M A ^a   Gillions, R M ^a   Walter, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Bryophyllum delagoense; Cryptic species; Generalist species; Polyphagy; Scirtothrips aurantii; Thysanoptera

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; BRYOPHYLLUM; BRYOPHYLLUM DELAGOENSE; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CRASSULACEAE; FORTUNELLA; FORTUNELLA MARGARITA; HEXAPODA; RUTACEAE; SCIRTOTHRIPS AURANTII; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 37349119141     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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