POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENTS OF PORTULACA-OLERACEA L FROM THE NEOTROPICS

Authors
CRUTTWELLMCFADYEN RE BENNETT FD
Citation
Re. Cruttwellmcfadyen et Fd. Bennett, POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENTS OF PORTULACA-OLERACEA L FROM THE NEOTROPICS, Biological control, 5(2), 1995, pp. 189-195
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,Entomology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biological control → ACNP
ISSN journal
10499644
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
189 - 195
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-9644(1995)5:2<189:PBAOPL>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Surveys of the insects attacking common purslane Portulaca oleracea we re carried out in Trinidad and other locations in the Caribbean and So uth America to assess their potential for biological control of this w eed in Papua New Guinea. Host-range studies were conducted on two of t hese insects, and several species are recommended for further investig ations and eventual release in countries where Po. oleracea is a serio us weed. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.