Monday, December 10, 2001 -
D0172
Use of digital image analysis to auantify herbivory by Diorhabda elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.)
John C. Herr, USDA-ARS, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA and Juli R. Gould, USDA-APHIS, Phoenix Plant Protection Center, 4125 East Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ.
Species 1: Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Diorhabda elongata
Species 2: Tamaricales Tamaricaceae Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar)
Species 3: Tamaricales Tamaricaceae Tamarix parviflora
Keywords: Biological control of weeds, leaf area
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