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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/3885| Title: | Suitability of using introduced hydrellia spp. for management of monoecious hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) royle |
| Authors: | Grodowitz, Michael Jay Nachtrieb, Julie G. Harms, Nathan E. Freedman, Jan E. |
| Keywords: | Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.) Hydrellia—Weed control Hydrilla—Management—Biological control |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Note (Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)) ; no.ERDC/TN APCRP-BC-17 |
| Abstract: | PURPOSE: The main objective of this study was to determine the suitability of using introduced hydrilla leaf-mining flies (Hydrellia pakistanae Deonier and H. balciunasi Bock) for the management of monoecious hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle). This was accomplished using a variety of procedures and experimental designs, including small container bioassays, development of a greenhouse-based fly colony reared exclusively on monoecious hydrilla, a larger tank study designed to evaluate short-term impact on both monoecious and dioecious hydrilla, use of small ponds to evaluate establishment in a more natural situation, evaluation of overwintering biology of the agents, and field releases to determine establishment success. |
| Description: | Technical Note |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/TN APCRP-BC-17 |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/3885 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Note |
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