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All weed species recorded in the Pacific that are also biological control targets, i.e. the weed species listed in the Weed Matrix on which natural enemies have been released, and the status of natural enemies released in each country in the Pacific. This table also lists natural enemies that are not present in the Pacific but that are available for introduction from elsewhere, and their overall level of effectiveness in countries where they have been released
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Weed
Local Names
Natural Enemy
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Metadata
Option Id
589
Weed Family Name
Cyperaceae
Weed Scientific Name
*
Cyperus rotundus
English Common Name
nut grass, purple nutsedge
Weed Biocontrol Status
Has natural enemies in Pacific causing minor impacts
Weed Notes
Info Sheet
American Samoa
mumuta
Cook Islands
matie ‘ōniāni, mauku ‘ōniāni, ‘ōniāni tita, ‘ōniāni lau, ‘ōniāni rau
Fiji
ivako, malanga, soro ni kabani, soronakambani, vucesa, muthesa
French Polynesia
FSM
Guam
chaguan humatag
Hawaii
kili‘o‘opu, mau'u mokae
Kiribati
te mumute, te mutemute
Marshall Islands
tutueoneon
Nauru
ibugibugi
New Caledonia
Niue
Northern Marianas
Palau
tamanengi
Pitcairn Islands
PNG
Samoa
mumuta
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
mumuta
Tonga
pakopako
Tuvalu
mouku, muta
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Scientific|Common Name
Bactra verutana
purple nutsedge moth
Natural Enemy Biocontrol Status
Native agents available but not vetted
Agent Notes
Non-target attack
Impact outside Pacific on same species
heavy
heavy
Priority
Country
Introduction
Establishment
Impact
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26/12/2021
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