The effect of Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis on the yellow starthistle biological control insects Eustenopus villosus and Chaetorellia succinea

Biological Control

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-187

  O'Brien, Jon M ^a   Kyser, Guy B ^a   Woods, Dale M ^b   DiTomaso, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control interactions; Centaurea solstitialis; Chaetorellia succinea; Density experiment; Eustenopus villosus; Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis; Replacement series

Indexed keywords

AVENA FATUA; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; EUSTENOPUS VILLOSUS; HEXAPODA; PUCCINIA JACEAE; SUCCINEA;

EID: 71649111664     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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