Biology, host specificity and risk assessment ofGargaphia decoris, the first agent to bereleased in South Africa for the biological control ofthe invasive tree Solanum mauritianum

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  BioControl (Dordrecht)

• Publication date

  2000-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1023/A:1009907209768
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