Biology of an Adventive Population of the Armored Scale <i>Rhizaspidiotus donacis,</i> a Biological Control Agent of <i>Arundo donax</i> in California

Biology of an Adventive Population of the Armored Scale <i>Rhizaspidiotus donacis,</i> a Biological Control Agent of <i>Arundo donax</i> in California

<i>Arundo donax</i> (giant reed) is invasive in Mediterranean, sub-, and tropical riparian systems worldwide. The armored scale <i>Rhizaspidiotus donacis</i> is approved for biocontrol in North America, but an adventive population was recently discovered in southern Californi...

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Main Authors: Charles A. Braman, Adam M. Lambert, A. Zeynep Özsoy, Ellen N. Hollstien, Kirsten A. Sheehy, Tara McKinnon, Patrick Moran, John F. Gaskin, John A. Goolsby, Thomas L. Dudley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Arundo donax</i>
<i>Rhizaspidiotus donacis</i>
biological control of weeds
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/7/588

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