Evaluation of Tucumania Tapiacola Dyar (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) for biological control of jointed cactus in South Africa

Jointed cactus, 0puntia aurantiaca Lindley, remains a problem and continues to expand its range in South Africa, in spite of a mandatory herbicidal control. programme. The feasibility of biologically controlling the weed is being explored because the cost of herbicides has escalated and, if it succe...

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Main Author: Hoffmann, John Hugh
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 1982
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005316