What is it about?
It is about the biology of the flea beetle and host specificity testing of the beetle to determine its suitability as a biological control agent of T. stans.
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Why is it important?
Tecoma stans has become invasive in many countries and not many countries are using biological control agents to control this weed. It is an awareness of what has been done in other countries.
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This article will give you knowledge on the use of root feeding flea beetles as biological control agents.
Lulama Madire
Agricultural Research Council
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This page is a summary of: Pre‐release evaluation of
Heikertingerella
sp. as a potential biocontrol agent for
Tecoma stans
in South Africa, Journal of Applied Entomology, October 2020, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12837.
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