The status of weed biological control in Vanuatu

Location

SPREP LIBRARY

Author(s)

Day, Michael D.

Bule, Sylverio

Publisher

NeoBiota

Publication Year:

2016

Publication Place

Vanuatu

Physical Description:

16p

Call Number

[EL]

Relevant Countries

Vanuatu

Material Type

Article

Language

English

Record ID:

587

Legacy PEIN ID:

82338

General Notes

NeoBiota 30: 151166 (2016)| http://neobiota.pensoft.net| Citation: Day MD, Bule S (2016) The status of weed biological control in Vanuatu. In: Daehler CC, van Kleunen M, Pyek P, Richardson DM (Eds) Proceedings of 13th International EMAPi conference, Waikoloa, Hawaii. NeoBiota 30: 151-166. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.30.7049

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Subject Heading(s)

Invasive species

Abstract

This paper reports on the biological control agents introduced into Vanuatu and provides an update on their distribution within Vanuatu and their status in controlling their respective target weed species.

Species:

Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth)

Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce)

Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed)

Mimosa invisa (Giant Sensitive Plant)

Mikania micrantha (Mile a minute)

Parthenium hysterophorus (Famine weed )

Lantana camara (Lantana)

Mimosa diplotricha (sensitive weed)

Sida acuta (spinyhead sida)

Sida rhombifolia (arrowleaf sida)

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