Migration and dispersal of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South America Migración y dispersión de Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en América del Sur

This study discusses the dispersal of Anthonomus grandis Boheman, the cotton boll weevil, in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, exploring the ecological and physiological factors that have made the dispersal and establishment of this insect in South America so successful. The boll weevil'...

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Main Authors: Teodoro Stadler, Micaela Buteler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 2007-12-01
Series:Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0373-56802007000200023