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

Malvaceae

Weed Scientific Name*

Sida acuta

English Common Name

broomweed, spinyhead sida

Info Sheet

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American Samoa

mautofu

Cook Islands

pulumi, purūmu

Fiji

deni vuaka, ndeni vuaka, ndeniosa, qawenilawe

French Polynesia

au hopa, hopa, kopa, puehu, puehu enana, brum, purumu, koa kowai iva

FSM

kahwinyotz, kawenioas, selmei, sioinen, siyóyinen

Guam

escobilla, escobilla adumelon, escobilla papago, escobilla papagu

Hawaii

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

Niue

mautofu, motofu

Northern Marianas

Palau

keak

Pitcairn Islands

PNG

Samoa

mautofu

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

te‘ehoosi, te‘ekosi

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Type of Introduction

Unintentional spread into this country

Class|Order|Family

Insecta

Coleoptera

Chrysomelidae

Scientific|Common Name

Calligrapha pantherina

broomweed beetle, sida leaf beetle

Country of Release

Solomon Islands

Established

Yes

Abundance

Unknown

General Impact

Unknown

Geographical Scale of Impact

Unknown

General Impact Notes

Already appears damaging, but too early to determine overall impacts. Distribution surveys underway.

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