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Weevil Affects Barnyardgrass in Massachusetts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Jonas Vengris ,
Alina K-Palacz ,
F. R. Shaw  and
W. H. Ziener
Jonas Vengris
Affiliation:
Agronomy Department, University of Massachusetts
Alina K-Palacz
Affiliation:
Agronomy Department, University of Massachusetts
F. R. Shaw
Affiliation:
Plant Pathology and Entomology Department, University of Massachusetts
W. H. Ziener
Affiliation:
Plant Pathology and Entomology Department, University of Massachusetts
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Abstract

During 1962, barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv.) seedlings were infested by the larvae of Hyperodes humilis Gyll. The larvae attacked the growing points and the youngest tissues in the crown as well as meristematic tissues of intercalary growth. These infestations produced considerable decreases of barnyardgrass growth and yields, suggesting the possibility of effective biological control of barnyardgrass.

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Weeds , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , October 1963 , pp. 321 - 322
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Copyright © 1963 Weed Science Society of America 

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