The rust fungus Puccinia arechavaletae, a potential biological control agent of balloon vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum) in South Africa. I: Biology

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andries Fourie ◽  
Alan R. Wood
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Rust Fungus ◽  
Control Agent

Invaded habitat incompatibility affects the suitability of the potential biological control agent Listronotus sordidus for Sagittaria platyphylla in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 468-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant D. Martin ◽  
Julie A. Coetzee ◽  
Mellissa Lloyd ◽  
Sinoxolo E. Nombewu ◽  
Mpilonhle S. Ndlovu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent

Stagonospora atriplicis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. V. Andrianova
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Allenrolfea Occidentalis ◽  
Syzygium Guineense

Abstract A description is provided for Stagonospora atriplicis, a potential biological control agent of Atriplex and Chenopodium weeds. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution (Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA, Colombia, Cyprus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, UK, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine and Hawaii) and hosts (Allenrolfea occidentalis, Atriplex spp., Chenopodium spp. and Syzygium guineense).

scholarly journals First Report of Phragmidium violaceum Infecting Himalaya and Evergreen Blackberries in North America

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Osterbauer ◽  
A. Trippe ◽  
K. French ◽  
T. Butler ◽  
M. C. Aime ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
North America ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
First Report ◽  
Official Report

Phragmidium violaceum occurs on several species of Rubus, including R. armeniacus, R. fruticosus agg., and R. laciniatus, in Europe, South Africa, Iran, and Iraq, and has been introduced as a biological control agent for invasive blackberries in Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. To our knowledge, this is the first official report of P. violaceum infecting Himalaya and evergreen blackberries in North America. Accepted for publication 16 September 2005. Published 23 September 2005.

scholarly journals A new parasitoid of the Erythrina Gall Wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2083 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN LA SALLE ◽  
Mohsen Ramadan ◽  
BERNARR R. KUMASHIRO
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Gall Wasp

Aprostocetus exertus La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) is described as a parasitoid of the invasive Erythrina Gall Wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae). The description is based on material originally collected in Tanzania and South Africa. This species is described because of its potential as a biological control agent against the Erythrina Gall Wasp.

First record of Phasmarhabditis papillosa (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in South Africa, and its virulence against the invasive slug, Deroceras panormitanum

Nematology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1035-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Pieterse ◽  
Louwrens R. Tiedt ◽  
Antoinette P. Malan ◽  
Jenna L. Ross
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
First Record ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Infective Juvenile ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Significant Mortality

Worldwide interest in Phasmarhabditis originates from the successful commercialisation of P. hermaphrodita as a biological control agent against molluscs in Europe. To date, P. hermaphrodita has not been isolated from South Africa and, therefore, the formulated product may not be sold locally. During a survey for mollusc-associated nematodes, P. papillosa was dissected from the slug, Deroceras reticulatum, collected from George, South Africa. The nematode was identified using a combination of morphological, morphometric, molecular and phylogenetic techniques. Virulence tests were conducted which demonstrated that P. papillosa caused significant mortality to the European invasive slug Deroceras panormitanum. Additional data are provided in the morphometrics of the infective juvenile and in the molecular identification, using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene. This is the first report of P. papillosa from the African continent and of its virulence against D. panormitanum.

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