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Apion seed weevil introduced for biological control of Scotch broom
Authors
L. A. AndresR. B. Hawkes
A. Rizza
Authors Affiliations
Lloyd A. Andres, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, and Associates in the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Berkeley; Robert B. Hawkes are Research Entomologists, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, and Associates in the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Berkeley; Antonio Rizza is Laboratory Technician, USDA, ARS, Rome, Italy.Publication Information
Hilgardia 21(8):13-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v021n08p13. August 1967.
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Abstract
Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link, is an introduced perennial noxious weed infesting over 75,000 acres throughout 18 northern counties in California. It is an unpalatable invader of range and timber lands, and a deterrent to seedlings of some coniferous tree species. It also burns with such intense heat that many forest trees may be killed by a Scotch broom fire.
Andres L, Hawkes R, Rizza A. 1967. Apion seed weevil introduced for biological control of Scotch broom. Hilgardia 21(8):13-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v021n08p13
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