Biocontrol Science and Technology (2014) 24, 485-488

Guillermo Cabrera Walsh, Mariano Maestro, Alejandro Sosa and Philip W. Tipping (2014)
Specificity of Lepidelphax pistiae (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) to Pistia stratiotes (Araceae)
Biocontrol Science and Technology 24 (4), 485-488
Abstract: The delphacid Lepidelphax pistiae was found on water lettuce in Argentina. Nymphs and adults did not survive past seven days on 29 species of test plants, and no progeny were produced. In contrast, survival and reproduction were high on water lettuce. Results suggest that L. pistiae is monospecific to water lettuce.
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Database assignments for author(s): Guillermo Cabrera Walsh, Alejandro Sosa

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
non-target effects/fate in environm.

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pistia stratiotes (weed)		Argentina
Lepidelphax pistiae (weed bioagent)	Pistia stratiotes (weed)		Argentina