Megacerus discoidus, a potential biological control agent of hedge bindweed in southwestern Virginia
<i>Megacerus discoidus</i> (Say)(Coleoptera: Bruchidae), a native North American seedfeeder, has 4 larval instars and one generation a year. Overwintering occurred in the 4th instar. Larvae fed on 40-50% of the seed content before diapause and the rest of the seed in the following spring...
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49958 |