Nonhost neighborhood increases biocontrol weevil damage to the nontarget, federally threatened Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)
Studies that monitor the intensity of biocontrol insect damage on target and nontarget hosts in the field often consider the effects of neighboring vegetation that serve as acceptable alternative hosts. Whether nonhost neighboring plants can also influence damage to hosts has received less attention...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989417302172 |