Interaction between the root-feeding beetle, Longitarsus bethae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica (Nematoda: Heteroderidae): Implications for the biological control of Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) in South Africa
Plants often are simultaneously attacked by several herbivores that can affect each other’s performance, and their interaction may affect their host plant fitness. The current study was conducted to determine the interaction between the root-feeding beetle, Longitarsus bethae Savini & Escalona (...
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Language: | English |
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Rhodes University
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71130 |