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Title: RESEARCH PAYS OFF: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE: WETLANDS WEED MEETS THE BEETLES
Accession Number: 00810925
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a noxious weed species that has become a common problem throughout North America. With increased sensitivity to the management of this invasive plant, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation's Bureau of Environment, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture's Market and Foods Division, has created a purple loosestrife biological control program that uses two host-specific plant feeding insects. Further details are presented in this article.
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Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Cygan, DPagination: p. 52-53
Publication Date: 2001-3
Serial: Features: Photos
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: May 16 2001 12:00AM
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