Physiological response of Parthenium hysterophorus to defoliation by the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.08.022
Abstract: Abstract The annual shrub, Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae), is a severe noxious weed of global significance, having been the target of control programmes in several affected countries. Biological control efforts in South Africa have seen… read more here.
Keywords: control; zygogramma bicolorata; hysterophorus; leaf feeding ... See more keywords
Exploring models to predict the establishment of the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for the management of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2019.04.014
Abstract: Abstract Parthenium hysterophorus L. is considered globally as one of the most troublesome weeds, which has invaded non-cropped as well as cropped lands in many tropical and sub-tropical countries including India. Biological control using the… read more here.
Keywords: bicolorata; zygogramma bicolorata; beetle zygogramma; parthenium hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Temperature and altitude modulate feeding attributes of Mexican beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister on Parthenium hysterophorus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102540
Abstract: Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is an effective biocontrol agent of Parthenium hysterophorus L. which is an alien invasive herbaceous weed with a pan-tropical distribution. The present study aimed to assess the effects of temperature… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; feeding attributes; bicolorata pallister; zygogramma bicolorata ... See more keywords