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

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Type of Introduction

Weed Family Name

Weed Scientific Name*

English Common Name

American Samoa

Cook Islands

Fiji

French Polynesia

Federated States of Micronesia

Guam

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

Northern Marianas

Palau

Pitcairn Islands

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Natural Enemy Class

Natural Enemy Order

Natural Enemy Family Name

Natural Enemy Scientific Name

Natural Enemy English Common Name

Country of Release

Established

Abundance

General Impact

Geographical Scale of Impact

General Impact Notes

Established and spread rapidly, especially in wet regions. Reducing growth rate and cover at some sites and continuing to spread.

Other Species Attacked

Found infecting the native species Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) B.L. Rob., though attack is most likely spillover, occurring where the two Mikania species overlap. Attacked M. cordata species remained after co-occurring attacked M. micrantha were killed by the fungus.

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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