Search the Battler Resource Base Catalogue

11 result(s) found.

Sort by

Updated
Sort results by
Created
Sort results by
Publication Year
Sort results by

You searched for

Programme Natural Enemies - Natural Solutions (NENS)
X
Related Countries Cook Islands
X
Related Countries Vanuatu
X

Vanuatu is using the natural enemies of widespread weeds

Available Online

Pacific Region Invasive Species Management Support Services (PRISMSS)

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmIwaW1SU1pDb2ljMXZDQVNBQjk4MEVLUlljQXxBQ3Jtc0tsZUxldXhBempvV2d2bThmWTA5QUpBdEVkQWo2ZjZJNE0yOVptMmRIX245b1NyWU5rcHVZNjJOWE82Q3dRTWFCV3JfZWhGck9mZ2dfcGY1RTk0ZFIxcWNiV1BnZzRSR

The broomweed beetle has been an effective biocontrol agent in the Pacific since 1911

Available Online

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland Australia

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

This video talks about the history of the broomweed beetle in the Pacific since 1911. It was established in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu where it has been very effective at controlling broomweeds (Sida acuta & Sida rhombifolia), small shru

Rarotonga uses natural enemies to increase climate resilience | Out & about

Available Online

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Flinch Marketing

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research

In this video, we visit the Cook Islands to find out how natural enemies are becoming a popular tool for controlling widespread weeds such as the African tulip (Spathodea campanulata), one of the worst invasive plants in the world, the mile-a-minute,

Simple, low-cost and effective containment facilities in Vanuatu | Gear tech review

Available Online

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Flinch Marketing

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research

In this gear tech video, the Vanuatu biocontrol team demonstrates how a low-cost, low-tech but highly fit-for-purpose containment facility can do the trick when it comes to rearing biocontrol agents. All the containment and rearing facilities in Vanu

Impact of African tulip in the Cook Islands | Creature feature

Available Online

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research

Pacific Battler Lounge Creature Feature, 27 May 2022. This video highlights the detrimental impacts of African tulip on the Cook Islands and how new agents were introduced to control them.

Pacific Battler Lounge Event | Weeds or Resilience: Restoring nature's services - full webinar

Available Online

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research

Flinch Marketing

This Pacific Battler Lounge webinar dives into finding out more about invasive weeds, their impacts on nature, and how natural solutions can build climate resilience. Invasive weeds are a serious problem in the Pacific. They affect ecosystems by im

Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Services (PRISMSS)

Biological control of weeds in the Pacific Island countries and territories: current status and future prospects

Available Online

Day, Michael D.

Winston, Rachel L.

Biological control of introduced weeds in the 22 Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs) began in 1911, with the lantana seed-feeding fly introduced into Fiji and New Caledonia from Hawaii. To date, a total of 62 agents have been deliberatel

The status of weed biological control in Vanuatu

Available Online

Day, Michael D.

Bule, Sylverio

Biological control of weeds in Vanuatu began in 1935, with the introduction of the tinged Teleonemia scrupulosa to control Lantana camara. To date, nine biological control agents have been intentionally introduced to cont

Environmental Impact Assessment Application to introduce Puccinia xanthii for biological control of Xanthium pungens (cockleburr)

Available Online

Paynter. Q.

The Cook Islands Ministry of Agriculture seeks approval for the release of the plan pathogen Puccinia xanthii Schw. (Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae) into Rarotonga for biological control (biocontrol) of the introduced plant cockleburr Xanthium pungens Wal

Weed biocontrol scoping study in the Cook Islands

Available Online

Paynter. Q.

Invasive plants seriously threaten native habitats throughout the Pacific region, including the Cook Islands, where numerous invasive weed species of agricultural concern are also present. Invasive species are a growing problem in the Pacific as glo

www.sprep.org © 2024. All rights reserved