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

Asteraceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Elephantopus mollis

English Common Name

tobacco weed, elephant's foot

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American Samoa

Cook Islands

tapuae ‘erepani

Fiji

tavako ni veikau, jangli tambaku

French Polynesia

avaava rapakau, ava'ava teitei

FSM

tipaker en wei

Guam

halomtano, papago baka, papago halen tano, papago halomtano, papago vaca, papago vaka

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

Northern Marianas

papago, papago halomtano, papago vaca

Palau

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

lata hina, lau veveli

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Unintentional spread into this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Diptera

Tephritidae

Scientific|Common Name

Tetraeuaresta obscuriventris

elephant's foot seed fly

Country of Release

Vanuatu

Established

Yes

Abundance

Unknown

General Impact

None

Geographical Scale of Impact

General Impact Notes

Initially recorded as having no significant impact on weed throughout established islands. Neither the weed or the agent observed during recent surveys.

Other Species Attacked

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wayne

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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