Why did specificity testing fail to predict the field host-range of the gorse pod moth in New Zealand?

Biological Control

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-462

  Paynter, Q ^a   Gourlay, A H ^b   Oboyski, P T ^c   Fowler, S V ^b   Hill, R L ^d   Withers, T M ^e   Parish, H ^b   Hona, S ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Richard Hill and Associates   (New Zealand)

^e SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cydia; Host race; Host range testing; Non target attack; Risk; Ulex

Indexed keywords

CYDIA; GENISTEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LOTEAE; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 48449102201     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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