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

Fabaceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Mimosa diplotricha

English Common Name

giant/creeping sensitive plant, nila grass

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American Samoa

vao fefe pālagi

Cook Islands

pikika‘a papa‘ā

Fiji

co gadrogadro, wa ngandrongandro levu, wa ngandrongandro ni wa ngalelevu, wagadrogadro levu

French Polynesia

FSM

kehsapahl, limeirkelik, limemeirlap, limemeihr laud

Guam

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

Northern Marianas

singbiguin sasa

Palau

mechiuaiu

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

nil grass

Samoa

vao fefe pālagi, la'au fefe pālagi

Solomon Islands

nila grass, kwalo fai

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Intentional release in this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Hemiptera

Psyllidae

Scientific|Common Name

Heteropsylla spinulosa

nail grass psyllid, mimosa psyllid

Country of Release

Federated States of Micronesia

Established

Yes

Abundance

Moderate

General Impact

Heavy

Geographical Scale of Impact

Widespread throughout range

General Impact Notes

Suppressed weed within four years of release, requiring little or no additional management efforts. Where weed can be found in small patches on newly opened ground, Heteropsylla spinulosa still well established.

Other Species Attacked

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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