Fly in the Ointment: Host-Specificity Challenges for <i>Botanophila turcica,</i> a Candidate Agent for the Biological Control of Saffron Thistle in Australia

In classical biological control of weeds, the risk posed by a candidate agent to close relatives of the target weed in the intended area of release is a key criterion (i.e., candidate agents that demonstrate a high degree of host specificity). In this study, we investigated if the rosette crown-feed...

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Main Authors: Vincent Lesieur, Thierry Thomann, Mireille Jourdan, Javid Kashefi, Marie-Claude Bon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/4/357
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