Tropical Soda Apple Leaf Beetle, Gratiana boliviana Spaeth (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Tropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America that is a major problem in pastures and conservation areas. So a multi-agency program supported the rearing, distribution, and release of more than 250,000 tropical soda apple leaf beetles across Florida from 2003 to 2011. This 4-page fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Ken Hibbard, Julio Medal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-02-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120586