Surveillance for weevils and cobweb spiders at high risk sites around christchurch, New Zealand

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 62, Issue , 2009, Pages 124-129

  Mcneill, M R ^a   Vink, C J ^a   Phillips, C B ^a  

^a Ag Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Cone trap; Curculionidae; Early detection; High risk site; Invasive alien species; Semiochemicals; Theridiidae; Trapping

Indexed keywords

AGELENIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CURCULIONIDAE; GRYLLODES SIGILLATUS; LINYPHIIDAE; NESTICODES RUFIPES; SITONA LEPIDUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 76749101168     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2009.62.4781     Document Type: Article

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