Biology of the armored scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), a candidate agent for biological control of giant reed

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-263

  Moran, Patrick J ^a   Goolsby, John A ^a  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Armored scale; Biological control; Biology; Giant reed; Non native invasive grass

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENERATION TIME; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASP;

FRANCE; SPAIN;

ARUNDO DONAX; DIASPIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 77749298200     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN09124     Document Type: Article

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