Agonosoma trilineatum (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) a biological control agent of the weed bellyache bush, Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae)

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-203

  Heard, Tim A ^a   Chan, Richard R ^a   Wilmot Senaratne, K A D ^b   Palmer, William A ^b   Lockett, Catherine ^c   Lukitsch, Bert ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Queensland Government Tropical Weeds Research Centre   (Australia)

^d Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Climate matching; Host range; Host specificity

Indexed keywords

CONDYLOSTYLUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 58149119602     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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