Accession Number:
ADA011346
Title:
The Biological Control of Alligatorweed
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Corporate Author:
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE GAINESVILLE FL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL LAB
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Report Date:
1975-03-01
Pagination or Media Count:
28.0
Abstract:
Alligatorweed, Alternanthera philoxeroides, an aquatic amaranth introduced into the United States from South America around the turn of the century, has become a noxious aquatic weed over the past 40 years. Three insects appeared suitable for introduction into the United States as biological control agents of alligatorweed. These insects are 1 Agasicles hygrophila, Coleoptera Chrysomelidae, now commonly known as the alligatorweed flea beetle 2 Amynothrips andersoni Thysanoptera Phlaeothripidae, the alligatorweed thrips and 3 V. malloi, the so-called alligatorweed stem- borer. A general discussion of the biology, feeding behavior, and resulting plant damage of these insects is given. Portions of this document are not fully legible.
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Subject Categories:
- Anatomy and Physiology