The effect of two biological control agents, the weevil Neochetina eichhorniae and the mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis on water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, grown in culture with water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes

BioControl

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Ajuonu, O ^a   Byrne, M ^b   Hill, M ^c   Neuenschwander, P ^a   Korie, S ^a  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competition; Eccritotarsus catarinensis; Neochetina eichhorniae; Water hyacinth; Water lettuce and weed biological control

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; HERB; HOST PLANT; INSECT; MONOCOTYLEDON; WEED CONTROL;

CURCULIONIDAE; ECCRITOTARSUS CATARINENSIS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HEXAPODA; LACTUCA; MIRIDAE; NEOCHETINA EICHHORNIAE; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 58149184019     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-008-9185-6     Document Type: Article

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