Release, establishment, spread, and impact of the weevil Neohydronomus affinis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in Benin, West Africa
The weevil Neohydronomus affinis Hustache (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) of Neotropical origin was imported into Benin in 1993 and released in 1995 for the biological control of water lettuce Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae). After the release of N. affinis in water bodies linked to the Mono River syste...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2003
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107624 |
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