Comparison of larval development and overwintering stages of the spotted knapweed biological control agents agapeta zoegana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and cyphocleonus achates (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in montana versus eastern europe

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 971-976

  Corn, Janelle G ^a   Story, Jim M ^a   White, Linda J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agapeta zoegana; Biological; Centaurea stoebe achates; Cyphocleonus control; Diapause; Larval development

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAPAUSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTH; OVERWINTERING; ROOT SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CENTAUREA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MOTH; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; CENTAUREA; EUROPE, EASTERN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; MONTANA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; WEEVILS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AGAPETA ZOEGANA; CENTAUREA STOEBE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYPHOCLEONUS; CYPHOCLEONUS ACHATES; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 69849113094     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0403     Document Type: Article

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