The host range and impact of Bikasha collaris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a promising candidate agent for biological control of Chinese tallow, Triadica sebifera (Euphorbiaceae) in the United States

Biological Control

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Huang, Wei ^a,b   Wheeler, Gregory S ^c   Purcell, Matthew F ^d   Ding, Jianqing ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bikasha collaris; Biological control; China; Chrysomelidae; Euphorbiaceae; Host specificity; Impact; Triadica sebifera

Indexed keywords

ALTICINI; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TRIADICA; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 78651251269     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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