Browsing RESEARCH: Wilson, JRU by Author "Ajuonu, O."

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The decline of water hyacinth on Lake Victoria was due to biological control by Neochetina spp.

Wilson, J.R.U.; Ajuonu, O.; Center, T.D.; Hill, M.P.; Julien, M.H.; Katagira, F.F.; Neuenschwander, P.; Njoka, S.W.; Ogwang, J.; Reeder, R.H.; Van, T. (Elsevier B.V., 2007)

There has been some debate recently about the cause of the decline of water hyacinth on Lake Victoria. While much of this evidence points to classical biological control as the major factor, the El Niño associated weather ...
Population regulation of a classical biological control agent: larval density dependence in Neochetina eichhorniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes

Wilson, J.R.U.; Rees, M.; Ajuonu, O. (2006)

The release of classical biological control agents has reduced the economic, environmental and social problems caused by water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes; however, additional control measures are needed in some locations. ...