Field‐based ecological studies to assess prospective biological control agents for invasive alien plants: An example from giant rat's tail grass

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy F. Sutton ◽  
Kim Canavan ◽  
Michael D. Day ◽  
Iain D. Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Invasive Alien Plants

scholarly journals A morphological, biological and molecular approach reveals four cryptic species of Trissolcus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), egg parasitoids of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera)

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 153-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Tortorici ◽  
Elijah J. Talamas ◽  
Silvia T. Moraglio ◽  
Marco G. Pansa ◽  
Maryam Asadi-Farfar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Egg Parasitoids ◽  
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
The Subject

Accurate identification of parasitoids is crucial for biological control of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomrpha halys (Stål). A recent work by Talamas et al. (2017) revised the Palearctic fauna of Trissolcus Ashmead, egg-parasitoids of stink bugs, and treated numerous species as junior synonyms of T. semistriatus (Nees von Esenbeck). In the present paper, we provide a detailed taxonomic history and treatment of T. semistriatus and the species treated as its synonyms by Talamas et al. (2017) based on examination of primary types, molecular analyses and mating experiments. Trissolcus semistriatus, T. belenus (Walker), T. colemani (Crawford), and T. manteroi (Kieffer) are here recognized as valid and a key to species is provided. The identification tools provided here will facilitate the use of Trissolcus wasps as biological control agents and as the subject of ecological studies.

scholarly journals A revised list of alien plants for the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C. Foxcroft ◽  
L. Henderson ◽  
G.R. Nichols ◽  
B.W. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
National Park ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Invasive Alien Plants ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Agricultural Resources ◽  
Invasive Status ◽  
Current Impact ◽  
Considerable Damage

Alien plants recorded in the Kruger National Park are listed, providing an update of species that have been recorded since the last published list in 1988. The serious consequences that invasive alien plants pose are widely recognised internationally and are regarded as the greatest threat to the Kruger National Park. It is extremely important to maintain an updated list of species to use as a reference and from which to monitor changes in the influx of invasive species. The list contains the invasive status of the plants, current impact, habitat types, biological control status and status according to the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (CARA), Act 43 of 1983, as amended in March 2001. The list comprises 370 species, of which 121 are invaders and two are transformer weeds, which may cause considerable damage and alterations to the indigenous biodiversity. A total of 91 species listed herein are also listed in the CARA regulations or are proposed additions to the CARA regulations.

scholarly journals More than a Century of Biological Control Against Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa: A Synoptic View of What Has Been Accomplished

2020 ◽  
pp. 553-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin P. Hill ◽  
Vincent C. Moran ◽  
John H. Hoffmann ◽  
Stefan Neser ◽  
Helmuth G. Zimmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Control ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Invasive Alien Plants ◽  
Synoptic View
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