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

Araceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Pistia stratiotes

English Common Name

water lettuce, Nile cabbage

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American Samoa

Cook Islands

Fiji

French Polynesia

FSM

Guam

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

Northern Marianas

Palau

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Intentional release in this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Scientific|Common Name

Neohydronomus affinis

water lettuce weevil

Country of Release

Vanuatu

Established

Yes

Abundance

High

General Impact

Variable

Geographical Scale of Impact

Variable

General Impact Notes

Effective control thus far in full sunlight but lacking in shady areas.

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