Russian Thistle as an Alternate Host to Economically Important Insects

Weed Science ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Goeden
Keyword(s):  
Southern California ◽  
Phytophagous Insect ◽  
Alternate Host ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Salsola Kali

A survey of the phytophagous insect fauna of Russian thistle (Salsola kali L., var. tenuifolia Tausch) showed that this weed serves as an alternate feeding and/or breeding host to a number of economically important insects in southern California.

Phytophagous insect fauna tracks host plant responses to exotic grass invasion

Oecologia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 165 (4) ◽  
pp. 1051-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário Almeida-Neto ◽  
Paulo I. Prado ◽  
Thomas M. Lewinsohn
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Phytophagous Insect ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Exotic Grass ◽  
Grass Invasion
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document