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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
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Metadata
Option Id
835
Weed Family Name
Malvaceae
Weed Scientific Name
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Sida acuta
English Common Name
broomweed, spinyhead sida
Weed Biocontrol Status
Has natural enemies in Pacific causing significant impacts
Weed Notes
Info Sheet
American Samoa
mautofu
Cook Islands
pulumi, purūmu
Fiji
deni vuaka, ndeni vuaka, ndeniosa, qawenilawe
French Polynesia
au hopa, hopa, kopa, puehu, puehu enana, brum, purumu, koa kowai iva
FSM
kahwinyotz, kawenioas, selmei, sioinen, siyóyinen
Guam
escobilla, escobilla adumelon, escobilla papago, escobilla papagu
Hawaii
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
mautofu, motofu
Northern Marianas
Palau
keak
Pitcairn Islands
PNG
Samoa
mautofu
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
te‘ehoosi, te‘ekosi
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Scientific|Common Name
Calligrapha pantherina
broomweed beetle, sida leaf beetle
Natural Enemy Biocontrol Status
In Pacific and effective
Agent Notes
Non-target attack
Impact outside Pacific on same species
heavy
heavy
Priority
Country
Fiji
Fiji
Introduction
Intentional
Establishment
Established
Impact
Heavy
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wayne
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26/12/2021
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