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

157

Weed Family Name

Verbenaceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Lantana camara

English Common Name

lantana

Info Sheet

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American Samoa

lõtana

Cook Islands

rānatāna, tātarāmoa, tātarāmoa papa‘ā, tūtae ‘oro‘enua

Fiji

kauboica, kaumboitha, lanitana, mbona ra mbulumakau, mbonambulumakau, tokalau, waiwai

French Polynesia

tara koa, tatara moa

FSM

ros fonacni, landana, randana, rantana, tuhke suwed, tukasuweth

Guam

Hawaii

la‘au kalakala, lakana, lanakana, mikinolia hihiu, mikinolia hohono, mikinolia kukū

Kiribati

te kaibuaka

Marshall Islands

lantõna

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

migiroa

Northern Marianas

Palau

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

Samoa

lõtana

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

talatala, talamoa

Tuvalu

kai puaka, kaipuaka

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Intentional release in this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Diptera

Agromyzidae

Scientific|Common Name

Ophiomyia lantanae

lantana seed fly

Country of Release

Guam

Established

Yes

Abundance

High

General Impact

Medium

Geographical Scale of Impact

Widespread throughout range

General Impact Notes

Contributes to control, often found infesting more than 50% of berries.

Other Species Attacked

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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