Field release of a prospective biological control agent of weeds, Ceratapion basicorne, to evaluate potential risk to a nontarget crop

Biological Control

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-314

  Cristofaro, M ^a   De Biase, A ^b   Smith, L ^c  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common garden; Host plant specificity; Risk assessment; Weed

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; CERATAPION; CERATAPION BASICORNE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84874348476     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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