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

Cyperaceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Cyperus rotundus

English Common Name

nut grass, purple nutsedge

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American Samoa

mumuta

Cook Islands

matie ‘ōniāni, mauku ‘ōniāni, ‘ōniāni tita, ‘ōniāni lau, ‘ōniāni rau

Fiji

ivako, malanga, soro ni kabani, soronakambani, vucesa, muthesa

French Polynesia

FSM

Guam

chaguan humatag

Hawaii

kili‘o‘opu, mau'u mokae

Kiribati

te mumute, te mutemute

Marshall Islands

tutueoneon

Nauru

ibugibugi

New Caledonia

Niue

Northern Marianas

Palau

tamanengi

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

Samoa

mumuta

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

mumuta

Tonga

pakopako

Tuvalu

mouku, muta

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Intentional release in this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Tortricidae

Scientific|Common Name

Bactra venosana

nutsedge borer

Country of Release

Fiji

Established

Yes

Abundance

Limited

General Impact

None

Geographical Scale of Impact

General Impact Notes

Scarce where the weed rampant; limited by indigenous parasites.

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