Successful biological control of diffuse knapweed, Centaurea diffusa, in British Columbia, Canada

Biological Control

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Myers, Judith H ^a   Jackson, Caroline ^a   Quinn, Hillary ^a   White, Shannon R ^a   Cory, Jenny S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent selection; Insect herbivory; Invasion biology; Invasive plants; Larinus minutus; Plant density; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LARINUS MINUTUS; SPHENOPTERA JUGOSLAVICA; TEPHRITIDAE; UROPHORA AFFINIS; UROPHORA QUADRIFASCIATA;

EID: 67349171606     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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