Biology:Larinus latus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Larinus latus
Lixinae - picudo - Larinus latus (Herbst 1784) Madrid - corredor del Jarama (Spain) (7784932516).jpg
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L. latus
Binomial name
Larinus latus
Herbst

Larinus latus is a species of true weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against Onopordum thistles in Australia .[1]

References

  1. W. J. Pettit and D. T. Briese (2000). "The Demographic Performance of the Capitulum Weevil, Larinus latus, on Onopordum Thistles in its Native and Introduced Ranges". Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds 4–14 July 1999, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA Neal R. Spencer [ed.]. pp. 739-745 (2000). http://www.invasive.org/publications/xsymposium/proceed/09pg739.pdf. 

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