Effectiveness of eriophyid mites for biological control of weedy plants and challenges for future research

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-149

  Smith, L ^a   de Lillo, E ^b   Amrine Jr , J W ^c  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Efficacy; Host plant specificity; Invasive plant; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COEVOLUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FITNESS; HOST PLANT; HOST SPECIFICITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MITE; NATURAL ENEMY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PATHOGEN; POPULATION REGULATION; VIRUS; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ACERIA; ACERIA MALHERBAE; ACERIA SALSOLAE; ACERIA SOLSTITIALIS; ACULUS HYPERICI; CECIDOPHYES ROUHOLLAHI; ERIOPHYIDAE; FLORACARUS PERREPAE; HEXAPODA; PHYLLOCOPTES FRUCTIPHILUS; ROSA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 84920026121     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9299-2     Document Type: Article

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