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Evaluating the risks, benefits and efficacy of Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) biological control with the stem–boring weevil Mecinus janthinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Sharlene E. Sing, ssing@fs.fed.us1, George P. Markin, gmarkin@fs.fed.us1, David K. Weaver, weaver@montana.edu2, Cale W. Davis, daviscale@yahoo.com3, and Robert K. D. Peterson, bpeterson@montana.edu2. (1) U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1648 S. 7th Avenue, Bozeman, MT, (2) Montana State Univ, Dept. of Entomology, 333 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT, (3) Montana State Univ, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, 2214 Wilson Hall, Bozeman, MT

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Species 1: Coleoptera Curculionidae Mecinus janthinus (toadflax stem-boring weevil)
Species 2: Lepidoptera Noctuidae Calophasia lunula (toadflax defoliating moth)
Species 3: Scrophulariales Scrophulariaceae Linaria dalmatica (Dalmatian toadflax)
Keywords: risk assessment, monitoring

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