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Third International Symposium

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Part I.  Opening Address

Towards a science of biological control of weeds
A. J. Wapshere
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Part II. Review of the present situation in various biological control studies

Current studies on the entomofauna of cruciferous weeds in Poland
J. J. Lipa, A. Studzinski & D. Malachowska
15
Biological control of Lantana in Australia
K. L. S. Harley
23
Studies on the biological control of aquatic weeds in the Netherlands
J. C. J. van Zon
31
Insect enemies of aquatic weeds
N. R. Spencer
39
Arthropods that stress waterhyacinth
B. D. Perkins
49
Insects and other organisms associated with Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) L. C. (Hydrocharitaceae) in Pakistan
G. M. Baloch & Sana-Ullah
61
Current emphases in U. S. Department of Agriculture on biological control of weeds
W. B. Ennis, Jr.
67

Part III. The selection of effective agents

The selection of effective agents for the biological control of weeds
P. Harris
75

Part IV. The safety of biocontrol agents

The phytophagous insects attacking Sonchus spp. (Compositae) in Europe
D. Schoeder
89
Studies on the host specificity of Gastrophysa atrocyanea Mot. (Col. Chrysomelidae), a potential biological control agent against Rumex obtusifolius L. (Polygonaceae) in Japan
M. Miyazaki & A. Naito
97

Part V. The demonstration of the success of introduction

Seasonal and regional variation in the success of organisms imported to combat skeleton weed Chondrilla juncea L. in Australia
J. M. Cullen
111
The impact of the Cinnabar moth on ragwort in east and west Canada and its implication for biological control
P. Harris
119

Part VI. The use of plant pathogens as biocontrol agents

Plant pathogens and the biological control of some important weeds occurring in the Mediterranean region
S. Hasan
127
Utilization of phytopathogens as biocontrols for aquatic weeds
T. E. Freeman, F. W. Zettler & R. Charudattan
133
Xanthium rust as a possible biological control agent of bathrust and noogoora burrs in Australia
S. Hasan
137

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