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ALFALFA AND THE EGYPTIAN ALFALFA WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. P. Gutierrez ,
J. B. Christensen ,
C. M. Merritt ,
W. B. Loew ,
C. G. Summers  and
W. R. Cothran
A. P. Gutierrez
Affiliation:
University of California
J. B. Christensen
Affiliation:
University of California
C. M. Merritt
Affiliation:
University of California
W. B. Loew
Affiliation:
University of California
C. G. Summers
Affiliation:
University of California
W. R. Cothran
Affiliation:
University of California
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Abstract

Population models for the Egyptian alfalfa weevil and alfalfa are reported, which compared favorably with field data. A mechanism for coupling the plant–herbivore trophic levels is suggested.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 108 , Issue 6 , June 1976 , pp. 635 - 648
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1976

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