Biocontrol of purple loosestrife by two host-specific European leaf feeding beetles in Iowa wetlands
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2000-01-01
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Obrycki, John
Owen, Micheal
Cortilet, Anthony
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center on the campus of Iowa State University created to identify and reduce negative environmental and social impacts of farming and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources.
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Can the persistent purple loosestrife plant be kept in check by environmentally safe methods? This project tested the use of two kinds of Galerucella insects as biocontrol agents to combat the spread of purple loosestrife in Iowa wetlands.