NENS Releases

Weed info sheet Type of Introduction Weed Family Name Weed Scientific Name Weed 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
Intentional release in this country Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia, water fern, giant salvinia, Kariba weed                                               Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Cyrtobagous salviniae salvinia beetle Fiji Yes High Heavy Widespread throughout range
Intentional release in this country Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia, water fern, giant salvinia, Kariba weed                                               Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Cyrtobagous singularis salvinia weevil Fiji Yes Moderate None  
Intentional release in this country Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia, water fern, giant salvinia, Kariba weed                                               Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Paulinia acuminata salvinia grasshopper Fiji Yes Unknown None  
Intentional release in this country Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia, water fern, giant salvinia, Kariba weed                                               Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Samea multiplicalis salvinia stem-boring moth Fiji Yes Unknown None  
Intentional release in this country Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia, water fern, giant salvinia, Kariba weed                                               Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Cyrtobagous salviniae salvinia beetle Papua New Guinea Yes High Heavy Widespread throughout range
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