Host specificity testing of Archanara geminipuncta and A. neurica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), candidates for biological control of Phragmites australis (Poaceae).

• Abstract details

• Author(s)
• Tewksbury, L.
• ; 
• Casagrande, R.
• ; 
• Häfliger, P.
• ; 
• Hinz, H. L.
• ; 
• Blossey, B.

• Author Affiliation
• Department of Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.

• Author Email
• lisat@uri.edu
• casa@uri.edu
• p.haefliger@cabi.org
• bb22@cornell.edu

• Conference paper
• Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, 11-16 September, 2011
• 2013 69

• Publisher information
• USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry Hilo USA

• Language of Text
• English

• Language of Summary

• Geographical Location
• North America, Switzerland

• Organism descriptor(s)
• Archanara geminipuncta
• Phragmites australis
• plants
• Archanara neurica

• Descriptor(s)
• biological control
• biological control agents
• introduced species
• natural enemies
• weed control
• weeds

• Identifier
• biocontrol agents
• biological control organisms
• exotic organisms
• exotic species
• introduced organisms
• non-indigenous organisms
• non-indigenous species
• non-native organisms
• non-native species
• nonindigenous organisms
• nonindigenous species
• biocontrol

• Broad terms
• Archanara
• Noctuidae
• Lepidoptera
• insects
• Hexapoda
• arthropods
• invertebrates
• animals
• eukaryotes
• Phragmites
• Poaceae
• Poales
• commelinids
• monocotyledons
• angiosperms
• Spermatophyta
• plants
• America
• high income countries
• OECD Countries
• very high Human Development Index countries
• Western Europe
• Europe

• Record Number
• 20143314532