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The relative impact of single vs. multiple agents on the biological control of Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)

Creator:

James, Rosalind R.

Abstract:

Field experiments were done to test the relative effectiveness of single and multiple biological control agents in reducing weed populations using two insects, the cinnabar moth, Tvria iacobaeae (L.), and the ragwort flea beetle, Lonqitarsus iacobaeae (Waterhouse). These two insects were released for biological control of the biennial weed tansy...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

biological control of Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rosalind R. James for