Developmental performance of the milfoil weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on watermilfoils in Washington State

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 872-880

  Tamayo, Mariana ^a   Grue, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Development time; Euhrychiopsis lecontei; Watermilfoil

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ACHILLEA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUHRYCHIOPSIS; EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI; INSECTA; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SIBIRICUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 4344716200     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.4.872     Document Type: Article

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