Host range of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake (Myrtaceae), under quarantine

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A Wineriter ◽  
Gary R Buckingham ◽  
J Howard Frank
Keyword(s):  
Host Range ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Melaleuca Quinquenervia ◽  
Potential Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Boreioglycaspis Melaleucae

scholarly journals A Psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2004 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Wineriter ◽  
Susan E. Halbert ◽  
James P. Cuda
Keyword(s):  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Melaleuca Quinquenervia ◽  
Broward County ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
Potential Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Boreioglycaspis Melaleucae

The introduced tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake (Myrtaceae), known as paperbark, punktree or melaleuca, is an aggressive invader of many South Florida ecosystems, including the Everglades. Melaleuca is considered a pest because it displaces native vegetation and degrades wildlife habitat; it also creates fire hazards and can cause human health problems (Rayamajhi et al. 2002). The USDA/ARS, with federal and state permission, introduced the psyllid Boreioglycaspis melaleucae into Broward County, Florida, in February 2002 as a potential biocontrol agent of melaleuca. This document is EENY-300 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 410- updated for this publication), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: August 2003.  EENY300/IN495: A Psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Field Host Range ofApanteles opuntiarum(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Argentina, a Potential Biocontrol Agent ofCactoblastis cactorum(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 803-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Varone ◽  
Guillermo Logarzo ◽  
Juan José Martínez ◽  
Fernando Navarro ◽  
James E. Carpenter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Host Range ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Potential Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

Evaluation ofAlternaria macrosporaas a Potential Biocontrol Agent for Spurred Anoda (Anoda cristata): Host Range Studies

Weed Science ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 612-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. L. Walker ◽  
G. L. Sciumbato
Keyword(s):  
Host Range ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Hibiscus Trionum ◽  
Potential Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Specialized Form ◽  
Hibiscus Esculentus ◽  
Sida Spinosa ◽  
Prickly Sida ◽  
Anoda Cristata

The host range of an isolate of the fungal pathogenAlternaria macrosporaZimmerman from infected spurred anoda [Anoda cristata(L.) Schlecht.] leaves was studied in the greenhouse and growth chamber. The fungus was inoculated to representative plants in the Malvaceae, Solanaceae, Leguminosae, and Gramineae families. Evidence of infection was limited to plants in the Malvaceae, with spurred anoda being the most susceptible species tested. Only negligible damage was incited on cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL. ‘Stoneville 213′) and long staple cotton (G. barbadenseL. ‘Pima S–5′), hollyhock [Althaea rosea(L.) Cav.], okra (Hibiscus esculentusL. ‘Clemson spineless’), prickly sida (Sida spinosaL.), velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrastiMedic.), and Venice mallow (Hibiscus trionumL.). Disease symptoms induced in cotton by the spurred anoda isolate ofA. macrosporawere much less severe than those reported for other isolates of the fungus. Therefore, the spurred anoda isolate may be a specialized form of the fungus.

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