Interactions between the rust fungus Puccinia carduorum Jacky and the musk thistle herbivores Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer), Rhinocyllus conicus Froelich (Curculionidae: Coleoptera), and Cassida rubiginosa Muller (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae)

Abad, Reynaldo Gallego2014-03-142014-03-141990-12-01etd-10132005-152524http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39817The compatibility of the rust fungus Puccinia carduorum Jacky with three biological control agents, Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer), rhinocvllus conicus Froelich, and Cassida rubiginosa MÃ¼ller and their combined impact on must thistle, Carduus thoermeri Weinmann were studied.xi, 65 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightRust fungi ResearchThistles Research.LD5655.V856 1990.A234Interactions between the rust fungus Puccinia carduorum Jacky and the musk thistle herbivores Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer), Rhinocyllus conicus Froelich (Curculionidae: Coleoptera), and Cassida rubiginosa Muller (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae)Dissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10132005-152524/