Development of an inundative, aerial release technique for the arundo wasp1 , biological control agent of the invasive Arundo donax L.

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Racelis, Alex E ^a   Goolsby, J A ^a   Penk, R ^a   Jones, W K ^a   Roland, T J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARUNDO; ARUNDO DONAX; HEXAPODA; TETRAMESA;

EID: 78650387483     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3958/059.035.0401     Document Type: Article

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