Seasonality and movement of adventive populations of the arundo wasp (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a biological control agent of giant reed in the lower Rio Grande basin in South Texas

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-357

  Racelis, Alexis E ^a   Goolsby, John A ^a   Moran, Patrick ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARUNDO; ARUNDO DONAX; EURYTOMIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TETRAMESA;

EID: 73349125079     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3958/059.034.0401     Document Type: Article

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