The climatic suitability of New Zealand for Cirsium arvense and its biological control agent Cassida rubiginosa

The leaf-feeding beetle, Cassida rubiginosa, was introduced into New Zealand from Europe in 2007 as a biological control agent for Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle) and is now widely distributed. To determine the extent to which geographically variable climate might explain its observed sporadic...

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Main Authors: Graeme W. Bourdôt, Shona L. Lamoureaux, Michael G. Cripps, Darren J. Kriticos, Alasdair Noble, Jessica M. Kriticos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Biological Control
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104996442300289X
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