Report of Bruchidius tuberculatus (Hochhut 1847) (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) from biodiversity hotspot region of Kashmir Himalaya - A promising biocontrol agent against invasive alien weed Centurea iberica Trev. ex Spreng
Nakeer Razak1, Malkiat S. Saini1, Irfan Ahmad2* and Irfan Rashid3
1Department of Zoology, Punjabi University Patiala. Punjab-India.
2Division of Genetics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-K, Shuhama,Srinagar, Kashmir, Ex Curator Zoology Museum, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-India, 190006, India.
3Plant Invasion Laboratory, Department of Botany, Kashmir University, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Kashmir-India-06, India.
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