Biological control of alien species (Prosopis) in South Africa : the role of introduced seed-feeding bruchids

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-231). === The use of bruchid beetles for biologicval control of mesquite, Prosopsis species, in South Africa is deemed to have failed because the beetles are supposed to be unable to compete with livestock which utilise the seed pods of mesquite extensivel...

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Main Author: Roberts, Anthony Paul
Other Authors: Hoffmann, John
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6173