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Topical Application of Synthetic Hormones Terminated Reproductive Diapause of a Univoltine Weed Biological Control Agent

Ikju Park and
Lincoln Smith

Insects2021, 12(9), 834;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12090834

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16 September 2021

Classical biological control is an important method for controlling invasive alien weeds. Univoltine insects can be highly effective biological control agents of annual weeds because they are well synchronized with their host plant. However, having o...

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Evaluation of the Impact of Eustenopus villosus on Centaurea solstitialis Seed Production in California

Michael J. Pitcairn,
Dale M. Woods,
Donald B. Joley and
Charles E. Turner

Insects2021, 12(7), 606;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12070606

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2 July 2021

The impact of the capitulum weevil Eustenopus villosus on Centaurea solstitialis seed production was examined at two field sites in central California. The study occurred in 1993–1995 during the early phases of the biological control program on C. so...

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