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*

Xanthium strumarium

English Common Name

cocklebur, noogoora burr

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American Samoa

Cook Islands

Fiji

nggatima ni vavalangi, ovuka, qatima ni vavalagi

French Polynesia

FSM

Guam

Hawaii

kīkānia

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

Lepidoptera

Tortricidae

Scientific|Common Name

Epiblema strenuana

parthenium stem-galling moth

Country of Release

Papua New Guinea

Established

Abundance

Not established

General Impact

Not established

Geographical Scale of Impact

Not established

General Impact Notes

Two releases were made; both cultures died out before establishment could be confirmed, likely due to release sizes being too small.

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