Page | Title |
21 | Evolving weeds and biological control |
28 | Predicting the climate compatibility of biological control agents in their region of introduction |
36 | The need to build biological control capacity in the Pacific |
42 | The new encounter concept: centres of origin, host specificity and plant pathogens |
48 | Phytomyza vitalbae, Phoma clematidina, and insect-plant pathogen interactions in the biological control of weeds |
57 | Can population modelling predict potential impacts of biocontrol? A case study using Cleopus japonicus on Buddleja davidii |
63 | Molecular ecology of broom twig miner: implications for selection and release of biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
63 | Tobacco mild green mosaic virus: a virus-based bioherbicide (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
64 | The significance and variability of predation of weed seeds in an agricultural landscape in Western Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
64 | The value of using taxonomists to survey for potential biological control agents of weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
69 | Pathogens for the biological control of weedy stipoid grasses in Australia: competition of investigations in Argentina |
75 | Psylliodes chalcomerus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), a flea beetle candidate for biological control of yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis |
81 | Ecological basis for selecting biocontrol agents for lantana |
88 | Eriophyid mites for the biological control of knapweeds: morphological and biological observations |
96 | Flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) associated with purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, in Russia |
102 | The significance of intraspecies pathogenicity in the selection of a rust pathotype for the classical biological control of Mikania micrantha (mile-a-minute weed) in Southeast Asia |
108 | Two shoot miners as potential biological control agents for garlic mustard: should both be released |
113 | Pre-release evaluation and host-range testing of Floracarus perrepae (Eriophyidae) genotypes for biological control of Old World climbing fern |
117 | Studies in Argentina on two new species of Thrypticus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) as agents for the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes |
121 | Population structure, ploidy levels and allelopathy of Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed) and C. diffusa (diffuse knapweed) in North America and Eurasia |
127 | Thirty years of exploration for and selection of a succession of Melanterius weevil species for biological control of invasive Australian acacias in South Africa: should we have done anything differently? |
135 | Insects for the biocontrol of weeds: predicting parasitism levels in the new country |
141 | Biological control of Rubus fruticosus agg. (blackberry): in the leaf rust the only option for Australia? |
145 | The CSIRO Mexican Field Station: history and current activities |
149 | Surveys for natural enemies of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) in the Caucasus region and assessment for their classical biological control potential in Europe |
155 | Candidates for the biological control of teasel, Dipsacus spp. |
162 | Quantitative field surveys for the selection of biological control agents for Genista monspessulana, based on host range and efficacy assessment |
175 | Avoiding and exploiting trophic cascading: its role in the selection of weed biological control agents |
180 | New research on Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed) in its South American native range |
186 | Survey of potential biological agents to control yellow bells, Tecoma stans (l.) Kunth. (Bignoniaceae), in southern Brazil |
188 | The patterns of harvester ant removal of wild radish seeds in the native range: the importance of generalist seed predators to weed management |
193 | Exploration for plant pathogens against Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusa-head ryegrass) |
198 | The potential for classical biological control of invasive grass species with special reference to invasive Sporobolus spp. (Poaceae) in Australia |
203 | Prospects for the search for weed biocontrol agents in Russia |
208 | Natural impact of the flea-beetle, Longitarsus sp., on Heliotropium amplexicaule in Argentina and its potential for use as a biological control agent in Australia |
215 | A Canadian strain of Pseudomonas syringae causes white-colour disease of Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) |
221 | Evaluation of variable temperature regimes on bioherbicidal activity of non-indigenous fungal pathogens for biological control of green foxtail (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
221 | Silybum marianum: another host for Puccinia punctiformis (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
222 | Biological control of the southern African Chromolaena odorata biotype using pathogens - the search continues (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
222 | Competition experiments for pre-release evaluation of the potential efficacy of new biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
223 | Foreign explorations and preliminary host-range and field impact bioassays of two promising candidates for the biological control of yellow starthistle in eastern Europe (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
224 | Prospects for classical biological control of torpedograss, Panicum repens (Poaceae), in the USA (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
224 | Sub-specific differentiation in the selection of a suitable biotype of Dactylopius tomentosus for biocontrol of Opuntia fulgida var. fulgida in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
225 | The role of ecology in selecting target species and agents for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
226 | Aspects of the biology and host range of Alcidodes sedi (Curculionidae: Mecysolobini), a potential biological control agent for the introduced plant Bryophyllum delagoense (Crassulaceae) in South Africa and Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
226 | Compatible interactions between the pathogen, weed and environment make the bridal creeper rust a successful biological control agent (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
227 | Biological control of weeds program, Paraná, Brazil: problems and progress in current research on Brazilian weeds in Parana State (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
227 | The use of molecular taxonomy in the exploration for a cold-hardy strain of tansy ragwort flea beetle Longitarsus jacobaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
228 | Will further exploration find effective biological control agents for Hydrilla verticillata? (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
229 | Impact of two invasive plants, purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) and reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), on wetland plant and moth communities in the Pacific north-west, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
229 | The use of trap gardens in biological control: the case of blackberry, Rubus fruticosus and its agent, the rust Phragmidium violaceum (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
230 | Biological control of privet in La Reunion: the story so far (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
230 | Progress with the biological control program for Japanese knotweed (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
231 | Biological control of invasive alien weeds in the UK: new initiatives (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
231 | Bionomy, seasonal incidence and influence of parasitoids of the field bindweed stem borer fly Melanagromyza albocilia (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Slovakia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
232 | biocontrol initiative against cat's claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae), in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
232 | Varietal resistance in lantana: fact or fiction? (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
235 | Oviposition preference: its definition, measurement and correlates, and its use in assessing risk of host shifts |
247 | Non-target impacts of Aphthona nigriscutis, a biological control agent for Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge), on a native plant Euphorbia robusta |
252 | Are mono-specific agents necessarily safe? The need for pre-release assessment of probable impact of candidate biocontrol agents, with some examples |
258 | Four years of "Code of Best Practices": has it had an impact? |
261 | Setting safety zones for a biological herbicide: a New Zealand case study |
265 | Safety in New Zealand weed biocontrol: a retrospective analysis of host-specificity testing and the predictability of impacts on non-target plants |
271 | Ruling out a host-range expansion as the cause of the unpredicted non-target attack on tagasaste (Chamaecytisus proliferus) by Bruchidius villosus |
277 | Limited success of open field tests to clarify the host range of three species of Lepidoptera of Mimosa pigra |
283 | Biotypes, hybrids and biological control: lessons from cochineal insects on Opuntia weeds |
287 | Putting the phylogeny into the centrifugal phylogenetic method |
292 | Risk assessment of Gratiana boliviana (Chrysomelidae), a potential biocontrol agent of tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum (Solanaceae) in the USA |
297 | Host-specificity testing of the boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera) leaf buckle mite (Aceria neseri) |
301 | Evaluating off-target movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. poannua following application as a biocontrol agent for Poa annua on golf turf |
305 | Risk analysis of recent cases of non-target attack by potential biocontrol agents in Queensland |
310 | Progress on weed biocontrol projects in Parana State, Brazil: targeting plants that are invasive in Brazil and elsewhere in the world |
315 | Determining the suitability of a European cone weevil, Pissodes validirostris, for biological control of invasive pines in South Africa |
322 | Conflicts of interest associated with the biological control of weeds |
341 | Microbial toxins in weed biocontrol: a risk or an acid? |
347 | Biology and host range of Brazilian thrips Pseudophilothrips ichini, a candidate for biological control of Schinus terebinthifolius: US quarantine tests (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
347 | Regulatory approval processes for release of Puccinia spp. for biological control of Carduus and Centaurea spp. in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
348 | Host-specificity investigations of a gall midge for the biological control of alien invasive hawkweeds in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
348 | The nature of risk from biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
349 | Our changing perception of Cactoblastis cactorum in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
350 | Attack on and use of a native Hawaiian plant by the biological control agent Teleonemia scrupulosa introduced against Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
350 | Genotyping of pathogens with potential for biological control of invasive weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
351 | Argentinean fungi for Bathurst burr fail preliminary host-specificity tests (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
351 | Biological control of saffron thistle with fungi: limited prospects (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
352 | Assessing the risks associated with the release of a flower bud weevil, Anthonomus santacruzi, against the invasive tree Solanum mauritianum in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
353 | A global review of risk-cost-benefit assessments for introductions of biological control agents against weeds: a crisis in the making? (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
354 | Biological control of ragwort (Senecio jacobaea): monitoring nontarget impacts of Cochylis atricapitana and Platyptilia isodactyla on native Australian Senecio species (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
354 | The first genuine root-attacker (Longitarsus sp., Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) for Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
355 | Host specificity of Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae), a potential agent for the biological control of waterhyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
355 | Realized host-specificity testing of Bruchidius villosus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Europe (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
356 | Specificity test with Heteroperreyia hubrichi (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) and Calophya terebinthifolii (Homoptera: Psyllidae) potential control agents against Brazilian peppertree Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae) in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
357 | Specificity tests with Tectococcus ovatus (Heteroptera: Eriococcidae) a potential control agent against strawberry guava Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae) in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
357 | The trimorphic lantana flea-beetle Alagoasa extrema not suitable for release in Africa, is suitable for biocontrol in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
358 | Pre-release studies on Lixus aemulus, a new biocontrol agent on Chromolaena odorata: biology, host range and impact (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
361 | Integrated weed management - could we be doing better? Lessons learned from controlling the invasive wetland shrub, Mimosa pigra |
370 | The transfer of appropriate technology; key to the successful biological control of five aquatic weeds in Africa |
375 | Toxicity of herbicides and surfactants to three insect biological control agents for Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) |
381 | Community involvement in the distribution of the biological control for bridal creeper, Asparagus asparagoides |
386 | Release strategies for the establishment of the leaf spot pathogen, Mycovellosiella lantanae var. lantanae, on Lantana camara in South Africa |
389 | Integration of Aphthona spp. flea beetles and herbicides for leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) control in the habitat of the western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara), a threatened species |
394 | Insect performance and host-plant stress: a review from a biological control perspective |
400 | Establishment of a weed biocontrol implementation program in South Africa |
407 | Integrating biological control and land management practices for control of Ulex Europaeus in Hawai'i |
412 | The role of biological control agents in an IWM program for Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. Rotundata (bitou bush) |
415 | Progress on the biological control of gorse (Ulex europaeus) in Australia |
419 | Dispelling the myths of biological control: extension activities of the CRC for Australian Weed Management |
425 | Perspectives on biological control of invasive plants in Latin America |
428 | Plant-mediated interactions between Neochetina spp. weevils and the fungal pathogen Cercospora piaropi on Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) |
434 | Politics and ecology in the management of alien invasive woody trees: the pivotal role of biological control agents that diminish seed production |
440 | Release strategies for the moth Agonopterix ulicetella in the biological control of Ulex europaeus in Chile |
447 | Preliminary assessment of release and establishment of lantana herringbone leafminer, Ophiomyia camarai (Diptera: Agromyzidae), in South Africa |
451 | Delivering pasture weed biological control through community networks in temperate Australia |
457 | Using GIS to integrate biological control into the integrated weed management program for Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay, Washington |
464 | Novel techniques for increasing the survival of aestivating biological control insects |
471 | Battling the fragrant invader: mass production, application, and implementation of biological control for kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
471 | Using ecological models to assess the efficacy of weed-control measures (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
472 | Seed treatment technology: an attractive approach for delivering Fusarium oxysporum "Foxy 2" for the biological control of the parasitic weed Striga (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
472 | The impact of gorse thrips, Sericothrips staphylinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), ryegrass competition and simulated grazing on the establishment and growth of gorse seedlings, Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
473 | Biological control: important tool in integrated weed management (IWM) of pasture weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
473 | Keeping tabs on biological control agents by remote control (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
474 | Biocontrol of Orobanche spp. by inundative releases of Phytomyza orobanchia (Diptera, Agromyzidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
474 | Developing an integrated management program for kudzu (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
475 | Progress on the introduction, rearing and release of the ragwort plume moth, Platyptilia isodactyla, for the biological control of ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
476 | Herbicide use during Aphthona lacertosa flea beetle establishment expedites control of leafy spurge (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
476 | Rearing, redistribution, and dispersal of three biological-control agents for scentless chamomile (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
477 | Assessment of Dactylaria higginsii as a post-emergence bioherbicide for purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
477 | Synergy of Pyricularia setariae with chemical herbicides for control of green foxtail (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
478 | Evaluation of Dactylaria higginsii as a component in an integrated approach to pest management (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
478 | Oviposition preference of the ragwort flea beetle, Longitarsus flavicornis, in relation to ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, phenology and its implications for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
479 | Development of Mycoleptodiscus terrestris as a bioherbicide for management of the submersed macrophyte, Hydrilla verticillata (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
479 | TAME Melaleuca: the area wide management evaluation of Melaleuca (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
480 | Determining optimal strategies for the establishment of Pareuchaetes insulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
480 | The post-release larval mortality of the Chrysanthemoides leaf roller Tortrix sp. in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
481 | Integrating biological and conventional control methods for control of Centaurea solstitialis in central California, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
481 | Using Aphthona flea beetles as a biological herbicide to control small patches of leafy spurge (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
482 | Computer-based information systems for accessing information on the management of terrestrial and aquatic invasive plant species (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
483 | Potential for population recovery of an endangered native plant by controlling bridal creeper with rust (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
487 | Evaluating the flow-on effects of the biological control agents for Ageratina riparia (mist flower) on plant succession |
493 | Insect-plant pathogen synergisms for the biological control of rangeland weeds |
496 | Bacterial communities associated with a flea beetle used for the biological control of the perennial weed Euphorbia esula/virgata |
500 | Spatially explicit models for weed-biocontrol agent interactions: scentless chamomile as a case study |
505 | First results for control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the open field in the western United States |
514 | Overcoming limits on rust epidemics in Australian infestations of European blackberry |
520 | Interactions between gorse seed weevil (Exapion ulicis) and the gorse pod moth (Cydia succedana) explored by insecticide exclusion in Canterbury, New Zealand |
523 | Habitat trade-offs in the summer and winter performance of the planthopper Prokelisia marginata introduced against the intertidal grass Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay, Washington |
529 | Hydrillia pakistanae and H. balciunasi, insect biological control agents of hydrilla: boon or bust? |
539 | Development of a supply-demand model to evaluate the biological control of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis, in California |
545 | The mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis is an effective agent against water hyacinth in some areas of South Africa |
548 | How important is environment? A national-scale evaluation of a seed-feeding beetle on parkinsonia, a widely distributed woody weed |
554 | Biological control of Carduus thistles in Virginia-a long-term perspective, three decades after the release of two exotic weevils |
559 | Exploring interactions between cultural and biological control techniques: modelling bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. Rotundata) and a seed fly (Mesoclanis polana) |
567 | Bugs offer sustainable control of Mimosa invisa and Sida spp. in the Markham Valley, Papua New Guinea |
574 | A decade of biological control of Acacia saligna in South Africa, using the gall rust fungus, Uromycladium tepperianum |
576 | The successful biological control of Azolla filiculoides in South Africa: an economic perspective |
584 | Biotic suppression of invasive weeds in Washington state: a half-century of progress |
589 | Impact of biological control agents on Centaurea diffusa (diffuse knapweed) in central Montana |
594 | Simulated biological control of Hieracium pilosella at two sites in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand |
599 | Understanding variability in the effectiveness of a classical biological control agent: the importance of the timing of density dependence in the agent life cycle |
604 | Development of bioherbicides for rice weeds in Vietnam (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
604 | Potential of the petiole-galling weevil, Coelocephalapion camarae, to markedly improve biocontrol of Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
605 | The influence of herbivory by the mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis, on the competitive ability of water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
605 | What is "success" in biological control? (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
606 | Ecology of Megastigmus aculeatus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), a seed parasitoid of Rosa multiflora in Iowa, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
606 | Establishment and impact of Falconia intermedia (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
607 | Phomopsis amaranthicola as a post-emergence bioherbicide in peppers (Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens) and eggplant (Solanum melongena) (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
607 | Spatial distribution and seasonal life history of Aceria malherbae (Acari: Eriophyidae) on Convolvulus arvensis in Montana, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
608 | Paterson's curse crown weevil (Mogulones larvatus) impacts in north-eastern Victoria, Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
608 | The effect of nutrient-rich water on the biological control of water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
609 | Effects of site characteristics on establishment of Larinus minutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a capitulum-infesting weevil of diffuse knapweed, Centaurea diffusa (Asteraceae), in north-central and eastern Washington State, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
609 | Establishment and impact of the lace bug Gargaphia decoris released against the invasive tree Solanum mauritianum in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
610 | Impacts on gorse (Ulex europaeus) seed production of two biological control agents, gorse seed weevil (Exapion ulicis) and gorse pod moth (Cydia succedana), in Canterbury, New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
610 | Indirect impacts of herbivory by Oxyops vitiosa on the reproductive performance of the invasive tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
611 | Biocontrol of hawkweeds in New Zealand, 10 years on (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
611 | Biological control of Salvinia molesta in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
612 | Release strategies and associated factors affecting the establishment of four rust fungi introduced into Australia between 1991 and 2001 for the biocontrol of Parthenium hysterophorus, Cryptostegia grandiflora and Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
613 | Efficacy and epidemiology of an oil-based formulation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides used a bioherbicide against Hakea sericea (ABSTRACT ONLY) |
617 | Bioherbicides: the next generation |
619 | Centres of origin: do they exist, can we identify them, does it matter? |
621 | Agents that reduce seed production - essential ingredient or fools folly? |
625 | Synopsis: the long and winding road |