Introduction and establishment of Carvalhotingis visenda (Hemiptera: Tingidae) as a biological control agent for cat's claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia

Biological Control

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-62

  Dhileepan, K ^a   Trevino M ^a   Bayliss, D ^a   Saunders, M ^a,b   Shortus, M ^a   McCarthy, J ^a   Snow, E L ^a   Walter, G H ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biological control; Cat's claw creeper; Community groups; Establishment; Field release; Mass rearing; Tingidae; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIGNONIACEAE; HEMIPTERA; MACFADYENA UNGUIS-CATI; TINGIDAE;

EID: 77955654467     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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