Seed weevil released to control milk thistle

Milk thistle, Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., is a widespread weed of increasing importance on range-land, ditch banks, highway and railroad right-of-ways, and wasteland in California. Although reported to be a biennial, it grows mainly as a winter annual, generally invading disturbed and overgrazed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R Hawkes, L Andres, P Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1972-12-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:https://californiaagriculture.org/article/112210-seed-weevil-released-to-control-milk-thistle