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- Title
Biological control of purple loosestrife.
- Authors
Malecki, Richard A.; Blossey, Bernd
- Abstract
Describes the use of insects as biological control agents to fight the wetland perennial weed purple loosestrife or Lythrum salicaria L. Reversal of the massive degradation of wetland habitats; Weed's North American invasion pattern; Plant's characteristics; Problems caused by the weed; Merging of traditional release strategies with research; Predictions from the interaction of the weed and its specialized herbivores.
- Subjects
PURPLE loosestrife; BIOLOGICAL pest control
- Publication
BioScience, 1993, Vol 43, Issue 10, p680
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1312339