Role of plant phenology in mediating interactions between two biological control agents for spotted knapweed

Biological Control

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-373

  Bourchier, R S ^a   Crowe, M L ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Centaurea stoebe; Curculionidae; Larinus minutus; Tephritidae; Urophora affinis

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA STOEBE; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; LARINUS MINUTUS; TEPHRITIDAE; UROPHORA AFFINIS;

EID: 79960378412     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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