Economic impact of biological control of water hyacinth in southern Benin
A biological control program of water hyacinth was undertaken in Southern Benin between 1991 and 1993. It consisted of the release of three natural enemies, two weevil species and one moth, that feed exclusively on water hyacinth. In 1999, a survey of 365 men and women from 192 households in 24 vill...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2003
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107583 |
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