The Biological Control AgentAcanthoscelides macrophthalmus(Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) Inflicts Moderate Levels of Seed Damage on Its Target, the Invasive TreeLeucaena leucocephala(Fabaceae), in the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Region of South Africa
Authors:
- M.E.J. SharrattMSM.E.J. Sharratt
- T. OlckersTOT. Olckers
- 1 March 2012
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Science of South Africa in African Entomology
- Vol. 20 (1) , 44-51
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