Use Natural Enemies to Manage Widespread Weeds in the Pacific

Abstract

This guide explains how natural enemies (typically invertebrates and pathogens from the native home range of the pest) can be used to control serious invasive weeds in the Pacific. We thank our PRISMSS partners Lynley Hayes of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (MWLR), New Zealand for drafting this guide along with Michael Day of Biosecurity Queensland, Australia. The use of natural enemies is the most cost-effective method of controlling widespread weeds in the Pacific. It is particularly important in the Pacific context where local capacity to manage such widespread problems is limited