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

105

Weed Family Name

Pontederiaceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Pontederia crassipes

English Common Name

water hyacinth

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American Samoa

lili vai

Cook Islands

riri vai

Fiji

bekabekairaga, dabedabe ne ga, mbekambekairanga, ndambendambe ni nga

French Polynesia

FSM

Guam

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

Northern Marianas

Palau

bung el ralm

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

water orchid, wota haisin

Samoa

lili vai

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Intentional release in this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Crambidae

Scientific|Common Name

Niphograpta albiguttalis

water hyacinth moth

Country of Release

Papua New Guinea

Established

Abundance

Not established

General Impact

Not established

Geographical Scale of Impact

Not established

General Impact Notes

Other Species Attacked

Created by

wayne

Edited by

Created on

26/01/2022 11:52

Edited on

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