Biocontrol Science and Technology (2019) 29, 715-719
I.D. Paterson, P.A. Muskett, L.A. Mdodana and M.D. Vitorino (2019)
Pereskiophaga brasiliensis, a natural enemy of the invasive alien cactus Pereskia aculeata, is not suitably host specific for biological control in South Africa
Biocontrol Science and Technology 29 (7), 715-719
Abstract: The stem-mining weevil, Pereskiophaga brasiliensis, was a candidate biological control agent for the invasive cactus Pereskia aculeata in South Africa. In host specificity trials, it developed on two indigenous test plant species under choice and no-choice conditions. Pereskiophaga brasiliensis is therefore not suitably host specific for release in South Africa.
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Database assignments for author(s): Iain D. Paterson
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
non-target effects/fate in environm.
Pest and/or beneficial records:
Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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Pereskia aculeata (weed) | South Africa | |||
Pereskiophaga brasiliensis (weed bioagent) | Pereskia aculeata (weed) |