The Host Range and Risk Assessment of the Stem-Boring Weevil, <i>Listronotus setosipennis</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Proposed for the Biological Control of <i>Parthenium hysterophorus</i> (Asteraceae) in Pakistan

The Host Range and Risk Assessment of the Stem-Boring Weevil, <i>Listronotus setosipennis</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Proposed for the Biological Control of <i>Parthenium hysterophorus</i> (Asteraceae) in Pakistan

Parthenium, or <i>Parthenium hysterophorus</i>, has extended its range in Pakistan throughout Punjab and into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Sindh Provinces. Without control measures against parthenium, the negative impacts of th...

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Main Authors: Philip Sebastian Richard Weyl, Abdul Rehman, Kazam Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
classical biological control
invasive weed
exotic
weevil
stem miner
sunflower
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/5/463

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