Classical biological control of Cirsium arvense: Lessons from the past

Biological Control

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-174

  Cripps, Michael G ^a   Gassmann, André ^b   Fowler, Simon V ^c   Bourdôt, Graeme W ^d   McClay, Alec S ^e   Edwards, Grant R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CABI   (Switzerland)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^e McClay Ecoscience   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Californian thistle; Canada thistle; Cassida rubiginosa; Ceratapion onopordi; Creeping thistle

Indexed keywords

CARDUEAE; CASSIDA RUBIGINOSA; CERATAPION; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; HEXAPODA; RHINOCYLLUS CONICUS;

EID: 79954988507     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.03.011     Document Type: Review

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