Abstract
Includes: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description - Life Cycle - Hosts - Importance - Selected References
This publication is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/Creatures/BENEFICIAL/alligatorweed_stem_borer.htm
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