Biocontrol For Pacific Weeds

All natural enemies that have been introduced into the Pacific region along with their current status, i.e. whether the natural enemy established and the level of control they are achieving in that country

Release Id

Weed Family Name

Apocynaceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Cryptostegia grandiflora

English Common Name

rubber vine

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American Samoa

Cook Islands

Fiji

French Polynesia

FSM

Guam

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

liane de gatope

Niue

Northern Marianas

Palau

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Unintentional spread into this country

Class|Order|Family

Pucciniomycetes

Pucciniales

Scientific|Common Name

Maravalia cryptostegiae

rubbervine rust

Country of Release

Papua New Guinea

Established

Yes

Abundance

Unknown

General Impact

Unknown

Geographical Scale of Impact

Unknown

General Impact Notes

Found infecting ornamental Cryptostegia grandiflora growing in Port Moresby.

Other Species Attacked

Found infecting ornamental Cryptostegia grandiflora growing in Port Moresby.

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wayne

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Created on

26/01/2022 11:52

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NENS Releases

All natural enemies that have been introduced into the Pacific region along with their current status, i.e. whether the natural enemy established and the level of control they are achieving in that country