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 Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed, elephant's foot   tapuae ‘erepani tavako ni veikau, jangli tambaku avaava rapakau, ava'ava teitei tipaker en wei halomtano, papago baka, papago halen tano, papago halomtano, papago vaca, papago vaka             papago, papago halomtano, papago vaca             lata hina, lau veveli       Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Tetraeuaresta obscuriventris elephant's foot seed fly Fiji Yes High Medium Widespread throughout range
Unintentional spread into this country Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed, elephant's foot   tapuae ‘erepani tavako ni veikau, jangli tambaku avaava rapakau, ava'ava teitei tipaker en wei halomtano, papago baka, papago halen tano, papago halomtano, papago vaca, papago vaka             papago, papago halomtano, papago vaca             lata hina, lau veveli       Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Tetraeuaresta obscuriventris elephant's foot seed fly Niue Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown
Unintentional spread into this country Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed, elephant's foot   tapuae ‘erepani tavako ni veikau, jangli tambaku avaava rapakau, ava'ava teitei tipaker en wei halomtano, papago baka, papago halen tano, papago halomtano, papago vaca, papago vaka             papago, papago halomtano, papago vaca             lata hina, lau veveli       Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Tetraeuaresta obscuriventris elephant's foot seed fly Tonga Yes Limited None  
Unintentional spread into this country Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed, elephant's foot   tapuae ‘erepani tavako ni veikau, jangli tambaku avaava rapakau, ava'ava teitei tipaker en wei halomtano, papago baka, papago halen tano, papago halomtano, papago vaca, papago vaka             papago, papago halomtano, papago vaca             lata hina, lau veveli       Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Tetraeuaresta obscuriventris elephant's foot seed fly Vanuatu Yes Unknown None  
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