SURVEY FOR ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH DYER’S WOAD, ISATIS TINCTORIA L. (BRASSICACEAE), IN CENTRAL ITALY, AND PRELIMINARY HOST SPECIFICITY TESTS FOR SOME POTENTIAL CONTROL AGENTS (INSECTA)
A survey conducted in central Italy found 126 species of phytophagous insects from five orders and 25 families on dyer’s woad,<em> Isatis tinctoria</em> L., a biennial or short-lived perennial. About 75% of the species found attacking this weed were polyphagous, 20% were restricted to th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2008-04-01
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Series: | Fragmenta entomologica |
Online Access: | http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/114 |