Host specificity, establishment and dispersal of the gorse thrips, Sericothrips staphylinus Haliday (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a biological control agent for gorse, Ulex europaeus L. (Fabaceae), in Australia

Biological Control

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 460-471

  Ireson, J E ^a   Gourlay, A H ^b   Holloway, R J ^a   Chatterton, W S ^a   Foster, S D ^a   Kwong, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Establishment; Host specificity; Release strategies; Sericothrips staphylinus; Ulex europaeus; Weed biological control

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; SERICOTHRIPS STAPHYLINUS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 43049179820     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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