Biological control of giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) in a temperate region: cold tolerance and low temperature oviposition of Cyrtobagous salviniae

BioControl

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 781-790

  Mukherjee, Abhishek ^a,b   Knutson, Allen ^c   Hahn, Daniel A ^d   Heinz, Kevin M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chill coma; Cold tolerance; Curculionidae; Cyrtobagous salviniae; Giant salvinia; Salvinia molesta

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLD TOLERANCE; FERN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; OVIPOSITION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LOUISIANA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYRTOBAGOUS SALVINIAE; SALVINIA; SALVINIA MOLESTA;

EID: 84919912924     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: 15738248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-014-9617-4     Document Type: Article

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