International Proceedings on Biological Control of Weeds

Technical Coordinators:

Charles T. Bargeron, Rebekah D. Wallace, Kristina Sumner, George P. Markin and Richard C. Reardon

Historically, scientists and managers in the field of weed biological control are few, scattered worldwide, and have no formal organization or journal to communicate through. Since international cooperation is central to the practice of weed biological control, they convene at an international symposium every four years. The papers presented, besides describing the results of scientific studies and progress in ongoing programs, are the most comprehensive record of the wide range of weeds that have been targeted as well as the discussion on the theories and problems encountered in doing weed biological control over the last 40 years. A key product of each of the 12 symposiums held to date is the publication of a proceedings of the papers presented.

Unfortunately, many of the earliest volumes are exceptionally rare and even the most recent ones were printed in such small numbers that finding them today can be difficult. To make this wealth of information more readily available, the University of Georgia, with support from the US Forest Service, Forest Health Enterprise Team, has scanned the entire 12 volume collection and is making them available on this website along with several cross linked indexes to simplify searching the 1345 articles of information they contain.

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1On the possibility of biological control of North American Goldenrods in Europe
5The biological control of Skeleton weed, Chondrilla juncea L.: Entomological aspects
11The possible control of Skeleton weed, Chondrilla juncea L., using Puccinia chondrillina Bubak & Syd.
15Phytophagous insects observed on watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum L., in Yugoslavia in 1967-1968
21Phytophagous insects observed on parasitic phanerogams of the genera Orobanche and Cuscuta in 1968
25Current research on biological weed control in Southern California
29Current research on biocontrol of weeds in Canada
33Current projects at the Rome Entomology Laboratory of the USDA
39Control of Rumex crispus L. with the Rust Fungus, Uromyces rumicis (Schum.) Wint.: Preliminary investigations
41Host resistance and biological weed control
47Studies on European Sawfly species associated with Rosa
49Studies on phytophagous  insects of Euphorbia spp.: Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esp.)
55Studies on insects associated with gorse, Ulex europaeus L.
59Investigations on insects attacking European Rhamnaceae
63Current investigations on phytophagous insects associated with thistles and knapweeds
69Problems involved in host-specificity and screening tests – Introduction to the subject
79The assessment of the biological control potential of organisms for controlling weeds – Introduction to the subject
81The assessment of biological control potential of the organisms attacking Chondrilla juncea L.
91A method to measure the percentage attack of organisms in the field
105Problems in searching for and collecting control organisms – Introduction to the subject
109Possibilities of co-operation – Introduction to the subject
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4Biological Control of Central and South American Weeds in Australia
11The biological control of weeds with insects in the United States
29Weed vulnerablility to damage by biological control agents
40Beneficial insect or plant pest? The regulatory agency’s dilemma
49Conflict of interest
56Selection and weed biological control organisms
63Some aspects on the biological control of aquatic weeds
74Competition and coexistence in phytophagous insects attacking the heads of Carduus nutans L.
82Biological control of weeds in India; a review of introductions and current investigations of natural enemies
89Progress on the biological control of Lantana camara in East Africa and discussion of problems raised by the unexpected reaction of some of the more promising insects to Sesamum indicum
95Recent work on the assessment of the biological control potential of the Chondrilla organisms
103Insects associated with Halogeton and Salsola in Pakistan with notes on the biology, ecology, and host specificity of the important enemies
114The powdery mildews potential biological control agents of Skeleton weed, Chondrilla juncea L.
121A Biological Control Agent for Rumex crispus L.
127The host specialisation of three insects and a mite living on Chondrilla juncea L.
134Host specialization in Chondrilla fungi
140The Effects on Reproduction of Removal of Plant Parts by Natural or Artificial Means
145Enzyme polymorphisms and the differentiation of sibling species
151A comparison of strategies for screening biological control organisms
161Metzneria paucipunctella Zel. (Gelechiidae, Lepidoptera): A potential insect for biological control of Centaurea stoebe L. in Canada
166Modern outlooks of biological control of weed plants in the U.S.S.R. and the international phytophagous exchange
173Distribution and natural enemies of Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica Mill.) and Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis L.) in Yugoslavia
179Preliminary studies of a strain of the waterhyacinth mite from Argentina
185Topical colloquium
204Unstructured colloquium
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3Towards a science of biological control of weeds
15Current studies on the entomofauna of cruciferous weeds in Poland
23Biological control of Lantana in Australia
31Studies on the biological control of aquatic weeds in The Netherlands
39Insect enemies of aquatic weeds
49Arthropods that stress waterhyacinth
61Insects and other organisms associated with Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) L.C. (Hydrocharitaceae) in Pakistan
67Current emphasis in U.S. Department of Agriculture on biological control of weeds
75The selection of effective agents for the biological control of weeds
89The phytophagous insects attacking Sonchus spp. (Compositae) in Europe
97Studies on the host specificity of Gastrophysa atrocyanea Mot. (Col.: Chrysomelidae), a potential biological control agent against Rumex obtusifolius L. (Polygonaceae) in Japan
111Seasonal and regional variation in the success of organisms imported to combat skeleton weed Chondrilla juncea L. in Australia
119The impact of the Cinnabar moth on ragwort in east and west Canada and its implication for biological control
127Plant pathogens and the biological control of some important weeds occurring in the Mediterranean region
133Utilization of phytopathogens as biocontrols for aquatic weeds
137Xanthium rust as a possible biological control agent of bathurst and noogoora burrs in Australia
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3An overview of biological control, with particular commentary on biological weed control
13A management procedure for the introduction of biological agents for control of weeds
35Exploration for organisms for biological control of weeds
39Considerations in introducing foreign biotic agents to control native weeds of rangelands
51Shortcomings in the classic tests of candidate insects for the biocontrol of weeds
57Some observations on the structure of phytophagous insect communities: the implications for biological control
74Some limitations of weed biocontrol in tropical crop ecosystems in Colombia
81Integrating biological control into aquatic plant management (Abstract)
85Biological control of weeds: from art to science
87Enhancement of effect of Neochetina eichhorniae for biological control of waterhyacinth
93Interaction between the mottled waterhyacinth weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae Warner, and the waterhyacinth mite, Orthogalumna terebrantis Wallwork
98Habitat of Carduus nutans L. in Italy and two phytophagous insects
101Biological control of Carduus nutans in northeastern U.S.A.
105Response of Carduus nutans L. to infestation by Rhinocyllus conicus Froel. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and mechanical damage
108Possibilities for the biological control of Russian thistles, Salsola spp. (Chenopodiaceae)
113Coleophora spp. as biological control agents against Russian thistle
117Evaluating the success of the programme for the biological control of Chondrilla juncea L.
122Studies of new organisms in Iran for the biological control of skeleton weed (Chondrilla juncea)
124Effectiveness: A comparison of prediction and results during the biological control of Chondrilla
128Natural enemies of strangler, Morrenia odorata, and two closely related species, M. brachystephana and Araujia hortorum in Uruguay
132Biological control of puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris (Zygophyllaceae): Post introduction collection records of Microlarinus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
137Major phytophagous insects of selected weeds in Virginia
141The initiation of biological control of Emex spp. in Australia
145Purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.): A case for augmentation
152The evaluation of biocontrol agents with particular reference to two hispine beetles established on Lantana camara in Australia
155Cinnabar moth as a biological control agent of tansy ragwort: Comparison of population dynamics in England and Oregon
159Interactions between the cinnabar moth and tansy ragwort
163Reproductive biology of tansy ragwort, climate and biological control by the Cinnabar moth in Canada
174Interaction between the cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae L. (Lep.:Arctiidae) and ragwort, Senecio jacobaea L. (Compositae) in Canada
181Biological control introductions as Grandiose field experiments: adaptations of the Cinnabar moth to new surroundings
189The role of biological agents in integrated control of tansy ragwort
193Longitarsus jacobaeae aids moth in the biological control of tansy ragwort
197An impact evaluation of the biological control of alligatorweed in the southeastern United States of America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
197Ecology and behavior of Acentropus niveus, an aquatic moth on watermilfoil in New York state (ABSTRACT)
197Natural enemies and the prospects of biological control of Tamarix spp. (ABSTRACT)
197The consequences of feeding by phytophagous insects on the phenology of waterhyacinths (ABSTRACT)
198California as a source of natural enemies for the biological control of ragweeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
198Poison ivy arthropods and their biological control (ABSTRACT)
201Status of the use of plant pathogens in the biological control of weeds
207The potential of Cercospora rodmanii as a biological control for waterhyacinths
210Uredo eichhorniae, a potential biocontrol agent for waterhyacinth
214Development of an endemic fungal pathogen as a mycoherbicide for biocontrol of northern jointvetch in rice
217Cephalosporium wilt of Cassia surattensis in Hawaii
221The biological control of Russian knapweed with a nematode
224Biological control of milkweed vine in Florida citrus groves with a pathotype of phytophthora citrophthora
241Obligate pathogens of the milkweed vine, Morrenia odorata, as biological control agents (ABSTRACT)
241Puccinia oxalidis, an help in the control of oxalis (ABSTRACT)
245Status of biotic agents, other than insects or pathogens, as biocontrols
251The grass-carp, its effects and side-effects
257Utilization of Duckweed by the white amur
261Biocontrol of aquatic plant growth in earthen ponds by the white amur
269Some aspects of the environmental impact of the white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.)) in Florida, and its use for aquatic weed control
290Naturally occurring antagonistic relationships among aquatic plants that may be useful in their management
294The potential use of Eriophyoid mites for control of weeds
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3Lessons from early attempts at biological control of  weeds in Queensland
11Conflicting interests and the biological control of weeds
21Aspects of weed biology important to biological control
31The management of Salvinia molesta in Papua New Guinea
35Growth of Salvinia molesta as affected by nutrition and water temperature
47Stress as a strategy in the biological control of weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
49Aquatic weed control a plea for appropriate technology for the third world
57International activity in biological control of weeds: Patterns, limitations and needs
75Recent thoughts on exploration and discovery for biological control of weeds
81Importance of geographic variation in agents selected for biological control of weeds
91Genetic and phenotypic variability, genetic variance, and the success of establishment of insect introductions for the biological control of weeds
103Optimal sampling strategies in the biological control of weeds
113Biogeography, apparency and exploration for biological control agents in exotic ranges of weeds
125Exploration for biotic agents for the control of Rumex crispus
153Studies on some natural enemies of puncturevine Tribulus terrestris occurring in Karnataka State, India
161Phytophages associated with Acacia nilotica in Pakistan and possibilities of their introduction into Australia
167Progress in the exploration for biological control agents for Salvinia molesta
175Prognosis for biological control of weeds of southwestern U.S. rangelands
201Hyperparasites: An option for the biocontrol of weeds
207Some aspects of quality and quality control of biological control agents during insectary propagation
221Impact of diseases on insects and procedures for detecting and eliminating them from cultures prior to release for biological control
233Considerations in rearing Bradyrrhoa gilveolella for control of Chondrilla juncea in Australia
241Entomopathogens associated with insects used for biological control of weeds
249Status of the use of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella Val.)
261Aquatic weed control in irrigation and drainage canals in Egypt by means of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
273Grass carp for Australia – A fisheries viewpoint
281Food preference and growth of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, and hybrid carp, C. idella female X Aristichthys nobilis male
287The use of grass carp for control of aquatic vegetation in Arkansas
293Biological control of weeds with plant pathogens. Prospectus – 1980
301Response of safflower cultivars to Puccinia jaceae collected from diffuse knapweed in eastern Europe
307Evaluation of Fusarium roseum ‘culmorum’ as a biological control for Hydrilla verticillata: Safety
325Mortality of Canada thistle due to Puccinia punctiformis
333Present status and prospects of the program in Europe for the microbiological control of Australian weeds
341Puccinia xanthi forma specialis Ambrosia-trifidae, a microcyclic rust for the biological control of giant ragweed, Ambrosia trifida (Compositae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
345Evaluating biocontrol of weeds projects
355Santa Cruz Island – Revisited. Sequential photography records the causation, rates of progress, and lasting benefits of successful biological weed control
367Release of Tucumania tapiacola (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in South Africa against Opuntia aurantiaca: The value of detailed monitoring
375The role of imported natural enemies in suppressing re-growth of prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica, in South Africa
383The biological control of Opuntia aurantiaca in South Africa: Evaluation and emerging control strategies
389Nothanguina phyllobia, a nematode biocontrol of silverleaf nightshade
393Biological control and its effect on production and survival of waterhyacinth leaves
411Defoliation pressure index: A tool for biological control of weeds
415Selection of effective biological control agents from artificial defoliation/insect cage experiments
441Compatibility of Rhinocyllus conicus, Trichosirocalus horridus and 2,4-D for Carduus thistle control
447Seed and stem weevils of puncturevine: A comparative study of impact, interaction, and insect strategy
471Studies of some potential biocontrol agents for Parthenium hysterophorus in Mexico
483Biological control of moisture stressed Opuntia aurantiaca using Dactylopius austrinus
489The present status of the biological control of Cordia curassavica in Malaysia
499Preliminary observations on Longitarsus jacobaeae introduced for the control of ragwort in Australia
507A discussion of the limited establishment of Perapion antiquum and a review of the current status of biological control of Emex spp. in Australia
515Interactions of field populations of indigenous egg predators, imported Microlarinus weevils, and puncturevine in southern California
529Biological control of water hyacinth in Australia
537European organisms of interest for the biological control of Convolvulus arvensis in the United States
545New activities in biological control of weeds in Australia I. Common heliotrope, Heliotropium europaeum
563New activities in biological control of weeds in Australia II. Echium plantagineum: curse or salvation?
575New activities in biological control of weeds in Australia III. St. John’s wort: Hypericum perforatum
583Control of aquatic Alternanthera philoxeroides in Australia; Another success for Agasicles hygrophila
589Biological control of Harrisia cactus, Eriocereus martinii, in Queensland by the mealybug Hypogeococcus festerianus
595Impact of grasshoppers on the rush skeletonweed gall midge in southwestern Idaho
599The biological control of Paterson’s curse. Echium plantagineum: Northern hemisphere studies
603Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, in Victoria and Renewed attempts to establish the cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, for its control
609Current status of prickly pear control by Cactoblastis cactorum in Queensland
619Research on biological control of blackberry and ragwort, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Victoria (ABSTRACT ONLY)
621Biological control of weeds with fungal plant pathogens (ABSTRACT ONLY)
623Biological control of tansy ragwort in the state of Oregon, U.S.A.
627A computer-assisted method for the storage, retrieval and analysis of biological field data
635Progress report on biological control of nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) in New Zealand
639Biological control of weeds in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
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3Biocontrol of weeds: Bureaucrats, botanists, beekeepers, and other bottlenecks
13Ecological theory and choice of biological control agents
27Consequences of species introductions and removals on ecosystem function – Implications for applies ecology
57Depression in ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) abundance following introduction of Tyria jacobaeae and Longitarsus jacobaeae on the central coast of Oregon
65The Silwood International Project on the biological control of weeds
69The biological control of Cactaceae: Success ratings and the contribution of individual agent species
77How many insect species are necessary for successful biocontrol of weeds?
83Egg predation by ants as a partial explanation of the difference in performance of Cactoblastis cactorum on cactus weeds in south Africa and Australia
89Plant architecture and how biological control agents affect the dynamics of weeds
103The search for effective biological control agents in Europe 1. Diffuse and Spotted Knapweed
121Seed dispersal and the spread of weeds
127Climatic influences on weeds and their herbivores: Biological control of St. John’s wort in British Columbia
135Factors affecting the economic feasibility of the biological control of weeds
145Bringing the cost benefit analysis of biological control of Chondrilla juncea up to date
153Field applications of biological control – Implementing the research
159Narrow-leaved Hawk’s-beard (Crepis tectorum) – Its suitability as a target weed for biological control
167Prospects for biological control of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
179Organisms as taxonomists or the contribution of vascular plant taxonomy and biosystemics to biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
181Ethological and genetic differences among three biotypes of Rynocyllus conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) introduced into North America for the biological control of Asteraceous thistles
191Rates of change in introduced organisms
203Conflicting interest and biological control of weeds
227Chemical, biological or natural control of Eurasian watermilfoil: A study in biopolitics
235Interaction of Chrysolina quadrigemina and Hypericum spp. in California
241Conflict of interest in CIBC biological control of weeds programs
249Echium plantagineum: Catalyst for conflict and change in Australia
293Echium plantagineum in Australia: Effects of a major conflict of interest
301Conflicts of interest over beneficial and undesirable aspects of Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the United States as related to biological control
341Biological control of blackberries: Resolving a conflict in Australia
351Conflicts in the use of plant pathogens as biocontrol agents for weeds
359Tactics for evading conflicts in the biological control of South African weeds
365Native plant considerations in the biological control of leafy spurge
391Conflict of interest in biological control of weeds in New Zealand
399Conflicts of interest in the use of grass carp
407Insects and thistle heads: Resource utilization and guild structure
417Evaluating Rhinocyllus conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Silybum marianum (Compositae) in Texas
423Biological control of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) – Host range of Puccinia centaureae (ABSTRACT ONLY)
425Stress inflicted by organisms on Canada thistle
433Biological control of musk thistle by Rhinocyllus conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Virginia from 1969 to 1980
439Period of maximum host stress during development of galls of Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
445Effect of duration of low temperature exposure on post-diapause development of overwintering Urophora affinis and U. quadrifasciata (ABSTRACT ONLY)
447Reaction of safflower cultivars to Puccinia jaceae, a potential biocontrol agent for diffuse knapweed
453Density and survival of Urophora stylata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Cirsium vulgare (Compositae) in relation to flower head and gall size
479Seed loss caused by flower head inhabiting insects of lesser burdock (Arctium minus)
487The potential for biological control of the submersed aquatic weed, Hydrilla verticillata (ABSTRACT ONLY)
489Evaluation of grass carp variants in southern California (ABSTRACT ONLY)
491Biological control of water hyacinth on the White Nile, Sudan
497Flight muscle and egg development in waterhyacinth weevils
511Leaf life tables: A viable method for assessing sublethal effects of herbivory on waterhyacinth shoots
525The impact of Neochetina eichhorniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on waterhyacinth in Louisiana
537The present status of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) for the control of aquatic weeds in England and Wales
543A summary of research into biological control of salvinia in Australia
551Control or no control: A comparison of the feeding strategies of two salvinia weevils
557Use of the Chinese grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, in the control of the submerged water weed Potamogeton pectinatus in an inland lake in the Transvaal, South Africa
567Towards biological control of Salvinia in Papua New Guinea
577Host specificity of plant pathogens in biological weed control
587Damage to Senecio jacobaea by the rust fungus Puccinia expansa
593Biological control of Carduus pycnocephalus with Alternaria spp.
601Evaluation of plant pathogens in Europe for the biological control of introduced weed species in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
603Susceptibility of Cynara scolymus (Artichoke) to Puccinia carduorum observed under greenhouse conditions
609Occurrence and spread of Phragmidium violaceum on blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) in Victoria, Australia
613Occurrence and identification of some weed diseases and their consideration for biological weed control
617Prospects for biological control of Heliotropium europaeum by fungal pathogens
625Search in Greece and Turkey for Puccinia chondrillina strains suitable to Australian forms of skeleton weed
633Biocontrol of leafy spurge with pathogenic fungi (ABSTRACT ONLY)
635Biological control of Cannabis sativa
643A proposal for a standardized scale of attack and its application to biocontrol agents of weeds in laboratory screening tests
651Colletotrichum coccodes, a mycoherbicide for velvetleaf (ABSTRACT ONLY)
653Host range of the haplontic phase of Uromyces rumicis
661Biological control of hamakua pa-makani with Cercosporella sp. in Hawaii
673The role of disease in removal of weed species from developing forest stands
677Biological control of milk weed (Euphorbia heterophylla) with pathogenic fungi
685Transfer of cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, in eastern Canada for control of tansy ragwort, Senecio jacobaea
691A survey to evaluate the long-term relationship between Chrysolina quadrigemina and its host-weed, St. John’s wort, in southeastern Australia
709Host-specificity studies of the Argentine weevil, Heilipodus ventralis, for the biological control of snakeweeds (Gutierrezia spp.) in the U.S.
721Biology and impact of Trichobaris texana (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on silverleaf nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium in central Texas
735Re-evaluation of the biological control program for Heliotropium europaeum in Australia
743Effect of the gall midge, Zeuxidiplosis giardi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), on seedlings of St. John’s wort, Hypericum perforatum (Clusiaceae)
749Suppression of reproduction of woody weeds using insects which destroy flowers or seeds
757The weed Sesbania punicea (Leguminosae) in South Africa nipped in the bud by the weevil Trichapion lativentre
761The role of insects in the long term control of Opuntia aurantiaca
771Biocontrol agents for Parthenium hysterophorus from Mexico
779Introduction of the gall fly Rhopalomyia californica from the U.S.A. into Australia for the control of the weed Baccharis halimifolia
789The biological control programme against Parthenium hysterophorus in Queensland
797A most promising bud-galling wasp, Trighilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (Pteromalidae), established against Acacia longifolia in South Africa
805A seed-feeding insect showing promise in the control of a woody invasive plant: the weevil Erytenna consputa on Hakea sericea (Proteaceae) in South Africa
811A new era of biological weed control in the western United States
817Biological control of weeds in Washington: status report
827The place of biological control of field bindweed in California’s coastal vineyards (ABSTRACT ONLY)
829Candidate insects for the biological control of Rumex pulcher
837Status of biological weed control in Montana
843Biological control of Harrisia cactus, Eriocereus martinii, in central Queensland by the mealybug, Hypogeococcus festerianus, nine years after release
849The biological control of Acacia nilotica indica in Australia
855Bruchid seed beetles for control of Parkinsonia aculeata in Australia
865The entomological role of weeds in agroecosystems: Implications in biological control of weeds and insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
867Biocontrol of Canada thistle with pathogenic fungi (ABSTRACT ONLY)
869Native weeds as candidates for biological control research
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3On insect-plant associations in Agriculture and the selection of agents for weed biocontrol (ABSTRACT ONLY)
5Application of modeling to biological weed control
17Plant life-history and the success of weed biological control projects
27Current problems in host-specificity screening
37Why a gall former can be a good biocontrol agent: the gall wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae and the weed Acacia longifolia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
39Feeding strategy, coexistence and impact of insect in spotted knapweed capitula
49Flowering plants as a source of food for parasitic and predatory insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
51New factors of efficiency of Phytophages: A solitary population wave and succession process
55Ecological mechanisms underlying successful biological weed control: Field experiments with ragwort Senecio jacobaea
67The ability of plants to compensate for insect attack: Why biological control of weeds with insects is so difficult
75Insect associations on leafy spurge in Europe: Implications for strategies for releases of biological control agents in North America
83Host-specificity and morphological variation in Epitrimerus taraxaci (Acarina: Eriophyoidea) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
85Problems which arise with host-specificity testing of insects
93Evaluation of biological control projects
101Biological control, a component of integrated weed management
109United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) safeguards for introducing natural enemies for biological control of weeds
117Echium in Australia: the conflict continues (ABSTRACT ONLY)
119Impact of the cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) on Senecio triangularis, a non-target native plant in Oregon
127Environmental protection procedures and the biological control programme against gorse in New Zealand
137A plant’s response to herbivory: The trade-off between defense and regrowth
145Chemotaxonomic affinities of Eurasian leafy spurges (Euphorbia spp.) in relations to a biological control program
155A new biological control programme against thistles of the genus Onopordum in Australia
165A comparison between flower-head insect communities of South African Berkheya and European Cynareae
171Host damage by Pterolonche inspersa (Lepidoptera: Pterolonchidae) and Bangasternus fausti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
173The potential of Larinus planus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an accidentally-introduced insect in North America, for biological control of Cirsium arvense (Compositae)
181An experimental and phytocentric approach for selecting effective biological control agents: Insects on spotted and diffuse knapweed, Centaurea maculosa and C. diffusa (Compositae)
191Propagation of Cirsium douglasii and C. andrewsii by tissue culture for use as test plants in biological control of weeds research
195The functional forms of density-dependent birth and death rates in diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) explain why it has not been controlled by Urophora affinis, U. Quadrifasciata and Sphenoptera jugoslavica
203Density and survival of introduced populations of Urophora stylata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Cirsium vulgare (Compositae) in Canada, compared with native populations
211The importance of insect herbivores relative to other limiting factors on weed population dynamics: A case study of Carduus nutans
221Modification of flowerheads of diffuse knapweed by the gall-inducers Urophora affinis and Urophora quadrifasciata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
229Resource use and population dynamics of insects in flowerheads of Arctium and related Compositae (ABSTRACT ONLY)
231Host-specificity studies of Chaetorellia australis (Diptera: Tephritidae), a prospective biological control agent for yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae)
239Biological control of aquatic and wetland weeds in the southeastern United States
263Biological control of aquatic weeds in South Africa – An interim report
269Available feeding niches in populations of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) in the Northeastern United States
279Biological control of aquatic weeds in Egypt using the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
285Control of Salvinia molesta in Sri Lanka by Cyrtobagous salviniae
293Brazilian peppertree – Prospects for biological control
299Biological control of tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) in western Oregon, U.S.A., 1975-1987
307Prospects for biological control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in riparian habitats of the southwestern United States
315Progress towards biological control of ragwort in Australia
323Photoperiod and reproductive diapause in the St. John’s wort beetle, Chrysolina hyperici
329Insects associated with poison ivy and their potential as biological control agents
339Temperature and development of cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), in New Zealand
347Conventional and novel procedures for evaluating herbivore damage on plants: the biological control of Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
349The seed-attacking wasp Bruchophagus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and its potential for biological control of Acacia longifolia in South Africa
357Present status of biological control of the weed gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) in Hawaii
363Work towards biological control of Lantana camara: Perspectives
371Progress and prospects for the biological control of two Solanum weeds in South Africa
385Reproductive potential in terms of quantitative food utilization of Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)
395Ovipositional and feeding habits in cactophagous pyralids: Predictions for biological control of cactus weeds in southern Africa
401Distribution of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) and bionomics and consumption and utilization of food by Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in India
411Scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata)- A new target weed for biological control
417The taxonomy of North American leafy spurge
425Prospects for the biological control of Rumex species in Australia
429The utilisation of an invader cactus weed as part of an integrated control approach
435Potential for Xanthium spinosum control by Colletotrichum orbiculare as a mycoherbicide
445Comparison of Puccinia spp. from Carduus thistles using isozyme analysis
449Aspects of the biology of the spear thistle rust fungus in Victoria, Australia
455Assessment of efficacy of mycoherbicide candidates
465Pathogenicity and host-specificity of Pleospora papaveracea, a candidate for biological control of poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
471Employment of pathogens to constrain growth of undesirable forest vegetation
477Preliminary assessment of fungal pathogens as biological control agents for Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Gramineae)
483Biological control of waterhyacinth with fungal plant pathogens in Egypt
499Field experiment with the European knapweed rust (Puccinia jaceae) on safflower, sweet sultan and bachelor’s button
511Ramularia rubella – A potential mycoherbicide to control Rumex weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
513Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae as a bioherbicide for round-leaved mallow (Malva pusilla): Conditions for successful control in the field
523Field efficacy at different concentrations of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae as a bioherbicide for round-leaved mallow (Malva pusilla)
531Biological control of Parthenium weed using two rust fungi
539Rust (Puccinia canaliculata) and nutsedges (Cyperus sp.)
545Control of Prunus serotina in forests with the endemic fungus Chondrostereum purpureum
553Perspectives on mycoherbicides two decades after discovery of the COLLEGO® pathogen
559Factors in the infection process of fungal pathogens for biological control of weeds
565Field testing of two Bipolaris species as mycoherbicides for Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
571Control of milk weed (Euphorbia heterophylla) with Helminthosporium spp.
579Biology of Trichobaris bridwelli (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a possible agent for the biological control of Jimsonweed, Datura stramonium (Solanaceae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
581Biological agents limiting the development of Sorghum halepense
585Using remote sensing for detecting brush and weeds on rangelands in the southwestern United States
595Aphthona abdominalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): A candidate biological control agent for leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) “complex” control in the USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
597Investigation on the Pegomya argyrocephala complex of species (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) to select candidate biological control agents for leafy and cypress spurge in North America
609Arthropod and phytopathogen natural enemies of several weeds in Turkey
613Influence of temperature on development of Zygogramma suturalis – an insect used to control Ambrosia artemisiifolia
623Biological control of weeds in Virginia from 1969-86
631When you have seen one redwood you have not seen them all (ABSTRACT ONLY)
633New problems in weed control in Italy
639The phytophagous insect fauna of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Yugoslavia
645Relevance of seed kill for the control of annual grass weeds in crops
651Northeast Asia as a source of biological control agents for North American weeds
659Biological control of weeds in Romania
663Southern African moths for the control of British bracken
671A review of the biological control of Australian weeds of South African origin (ABSTRACT ONLY)
673Scientific treatise on insect species of biological value in controlling common weeds of Egypt (ABSTRACT ONLY)
675Biological control of forest weeds: Canadian research efforts
685The biological control programme for Cryptostegia grandiflora in Australia
689Biological control of weeds in China: a status report
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3The reoganisation of research and development in New Zealand, and the evolution of weed biological control
7Biological control of weeds-Past, present and future
13Should agents that attack native or other non-target plants be used for biological weed control?
21Cactoblastis cactorum: A successful weed control agent in the Caribbean, now a pest in Florida?
27Impact of Galerucella pusilla and G. calmariensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on field populations of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
33Biological control of weeds and fire management in protected natural areas: Are they compatible strategies? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
35Biological control of alien plants in natural areas of Hawaii
41The suitability of a stem-mining weevil, Apion immune (Coleoptera: Apionidae), for biological control of broom (Cytisus scoparius) in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
43Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North America: The problem-the solution- a long-term strategy for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
45The impact of seed- and pod-feeding insects on Cytisus scoparius
53A design for a release and monitoring programme of biological control agents on purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
55The impact of introduced heather on the invertebrate fauna: Implications for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
57Vine-feeding insects of old man’s beard, Clematis vitalba, in New Zealand
59Can a gall-forming rust fungus control an invasive tree? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
61Selection of biological control agents for Chrysanthemoides monilifera, a weed of protected natural areas in Australia
69An environmental impact assessment for biological control of heather (Calluna vulgaris) in New Zealand
75The biological control programme against Mimosa pigra in Australia’s northern territory
83Evolutionary history of pest-enemy associations
93The search for weed biological control agents: When to move on? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
95Are particular weeds more amendable to biological control?- A reanalysis of mode of reproduction and life history
103Predicting effectiveness: Fact and fantasy
111Progress and problems in introductory biological control of native weeds in the United States
121Should agents that attack native or other non-target plants be used for biological weed control? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
123Is theory of any value in the practical selection of biological control agents for weeds? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
125The predictability of insect host plant utilization from feeding tests and suggested improvements for screening weed biological control agents
133The role of phylogenetically young taxa in formation of new weeds: Coenotic regulation of the co-evolution of phytophages
137Picking the target: A revision of McClay’s scoring system to determine the suitability of a weed for classical biological control
145Insect communities on Berkheya flower heads: a southern hemisphere analogue for Cardueae (Asteraceae)
153Biological weed control: The plant-insect interaction
161The role of plant dispersion pattern in the success and failure of biological control
171Studies on a sexual stage associated with Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. aeschynomene(ABSTRACT ONLY)
173The potential for asexual genetic exchange in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
177Economics and the biological control of weeds
185The biological control of noogoora burr (Xanthium occidentale) in Queensland: An economic perspective
193Biological control of Ambrosia artemisiifolia with introduced insect agents, Zygogramma suturalis and Epiblema strenuana, in China
201Biological control of Sesbania punicea with Neodiplogrammus quadrivittatus: Predictions of limited success soon confounded (ABSTRACT ONLY)
203Biological control of Sesbania punicea with Trichapion lativentre: Diminished seed production reduces seeding but not the density of a perennial weed (ABSTRACT ONLY)
205Evaluating the impact of Rhinocyllus conicus on Carduus nutans in New Zealand
213Beyond “before-and-after:” Experimental design and evaluation in classical weed biological control
221Long-term studies and predictive models in the biological control of diffuse knapweed
225Eighty years of weed biological control in South Africa: What have we learned? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
227Colonisation of a stand of smooth tree pear, Opuntia vulgaris (Cactaceae), by Dactylopius ceylonicus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia
231Perspectives on biological control theory from skeletonweed rust (Puccinia chondrillina) on rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea) in California (ABSTRACT ONLY)
235The establishment of Cyrtobagous salviniae in Malaysia for the biological control of Salvinia molesta (ABSTRACT ONLY)
237Australian insects as biological control agents for the submersed aquatic weed, Hydrilla verticillata, in the USA
247Australian insects for the biological control of the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, a serious pest of Florida, USA, wetlands
269The search in China for potential biological control agents for Eurasian watermilfoil and hydrilla (ABSTRACT ONLY)
271A comparison of waterhyacinth and waterlettuce: Growth strategies and biological control in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY)
273Is one biological control agent sufficient to control Pistia stratiotes? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
275Control of Hydrilla verticillata in a New Zealand lake using triploid grass carp
287Release and establishment of insect biological control agents for Hydrilla verticillata (ABSTRACT ONLY)
289Biological control of floating aquatic weeds in Botswana (ABSTRACT ONLY)
291The United States Department of Agriculture, Australian Biological control laboratory (ABSTRACT ONLY)
293Biological control of the submerged fennel-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton pectinatus (Potamogetonaceae), in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
297Present status of biological control of European blackberry (Rubus fruticosus Aggregate) in Australia
301Biological control of gorse (Ulex europaeus) in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
303A New Zealand insect as a potential biological control agents of gorse overseas
307Biological control of Buddleja davidii
309Failure in Hawaii of the sawfly, Priophorus morio (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a biological control agent for Rubus argutus, due to a virus
313Current status of arthropods of the weed gorse, Ulex europaeus, in California (ABSTRACT ONLY)
315Field experiments in forest weed biological control
319Potential role of wound pathogens in manual and mechanical control of woody vegetation (ABSTRACT ONLY)
321Variation in Chondrostereum purpureum, a potential mycoherbicide for forest weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
323Status of biological control of gorse in Hawaii (ABSTRACT ONLY)
327Mycoherbicide for Xanthium spinosum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
329Release of Uromyces heliotropii in Australia: A key agent in the integrated pest management system for common heliotrope
337Biological control of Paterson’s curse: after the injection (ABSTRACT ONLY)
339Persistent seed banks, plant fitness and their importance in the control of annual weeds: A study of Echium plantagineum, a winter annual weed of Mediterranean pasture
347Host-specificity of Uromyces heliotropii, a fungal agent for the biological control of common heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum) in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
349Biological control of the noogoora burr complex with naturally occurring fungi in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
351Survey of pathogens for Emex australis in South Africa
355Implications of a preliminary survey on the biological control prospects for the pasture and rangeland weed bathurst burr, Xanthium spinosum, in Australia
363Seasonality in Longitarsus jacobaeae: Some implications for biological control of ragwort
367Isozyme patterns and susceptibility of North American forms of Chondrilla juncea to European strains of the rust fungus Puccinia chondrillina
375Effectiveness of the gall mite, Eriophyes chondrillae, as a biological control agent of rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea) seedlings
381Life history of Phyrdiuchus tau associated with Mediterranean sage in Idaho, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
385Host-specificity of the palearctic weevil Larinus curtus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a natural enemy of Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae: Cardueae)
393Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: A potential mycoherbicide for Californian thistle, Cirsium arvense, control in permanent pastures? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
395The effects of crown weevil, Trichosirocalus horridus, on the growth of nodding thistle Carduus nutans (ABSTRACT ONLY)
397Sclerotinia sclerotiorum as a potential biological control agents for diffuse knapweed on dry rangelands in interior British Columbia
403Risk assessment of Puccinia jaceae for biological control of starthistles and knapweeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
405Biological control of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis, in North America
411Release and establishment of the thistle-head weevil, Rhinocyllus conicus, in Australia
415Urophora solstitialis, a potential biological control agent for Carduus nutans in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
419Rusts for the biological control of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) in North America
425Biological control of “Satan’s bush” (Solanum elaeagnifolium): A leap of faith
429Surveys of Solanum spp. in South Africa and their application in the biological control or Solanum weeds(ABSTRACT ONLY)
431The search for effective biological control agents in Europe. 2. Leafy and cypress spurge (ABSTRACT ONLY)
435Heteropsylla sp. (Psyllidae) successfully controls pasture infestations of Mimosa invisa within three years of release in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
437Pathogens attacking groundsel bush, Baccharis halimifolia, in Florida
445Host-specificity and biology of Rhinacloa callicrates (Hemiptera: Miridae) for the biological control of Parkinsonia aculeata (Caesalpiniaceae) in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
447Biological control of Cassinia spp. (Asteraceae)
451Biological control of Sida acuta in Australia’s northern territory (ABSTRACT ONLY)
453Two seed-feeding Bruchids as part of an integrated approach for the control of Prosopis spp., mesquite, in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
457Biological control of weeds of importance to the wool industry in southern Australia
463The status of biological control of weeds in Oregon
473The biological control of Chromolaena odorata in South Africa: A progress report (ABSTRACT ONLY)
475An overview of federal research on biological control of weeds in the northern plains area of the United States of America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
477Some problem weeds in tropical and sub-tropical Australia and prospects for biological control using fungal pathogens
485Controlled environment assessment of a Colletotrichum strain as a mycoherbicide for pitted morningglory control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
487Host range and evaluation of an isolate of Exserohilum turcicum on some populations of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
493Present status of the biological control programme for the graminaceous weed Rottboellia cochinchinensis
501Basic data on the biological control of tropical weeds in the genus Sida (Malvaceae): 1. Sida glaziovii
513Allelopathic herbicide approach to biological control of weeds
521Evaluation of Aposphaeria amaranthi as a potential bioherbicide for Amaranthus (ABSTRACT ONLY)
523Effect of the mycoherbicide, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae, on control of round-leaved mallow in strawberries (ABSTRACT ONLY)
525Augmenting rusts and other obligate plant parasites for control of weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
527Pathogens for attacking Striga hermonthica and their potential as biological control agents
535Prospects for the biological control of Cyperus rotundus, purple nutsedge, in Brazil (ABSTRACT ONLY)
539Pathogen-weed relationships: The practice and problems of host range screening
553A dual pathogen strategy for the biological control of groundsel, Senecio vulgaris (ABSTRACT ONLY)
555Host range screening of Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola for the biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus in Queensland
561Biology of Phomopsis emicis, a potential biological control agent for spiny emex, Emex australis (ABSTRACT ONLY)
565Lessons learned from studies of insects associated with Ambrosiinae in North America in relation to the biological control of weedy members of this group
575Trophic interactions between Mozena, mesquite and a microbe: Implications for host-specificity testing of insects of leguminous weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
577Host searching behavior of the seed weevil, Melanterius ventralis: Implications for the biological control of Acacia longifolia in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
579The effect of multi-species herbivory on shoot growth in gorse, Ulex europaeus
585Resource use by Apion aculeatum, a herbivore of inflorescences of Mimosa pigra (ABSTRACT ONLY)
587Insect-induced changes in Chromolaena odorata
597Coevolution of Siam weed, Chromolaena odorata, and its natural enemy, Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata
603The herbivore community on Veratrum album (Liliaceae) in central Europe (ABSTRACT ONLY)
605Host choice in the field in the genus Larinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attacking Onopordum and Cynara (Asteraceae)
617Biological control of weeds extension programme in New Zealand
621Conidiation environment influences fitness of the potential bioherbicide, Colletotrichum truncatum
627Integration of a seed-feeding insect and fungi for management of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) seed production
633Options for biological control of the parasitic weed Orobanche
641Regulating microbial pest control agents in Canada: The first mycoherbicide
649The accidental introduction of the Chromolaena mite, Acalitus adoratus, into south-east Asia
653Legislation and its administration in the approval of agents for biological control in Australia
659Use of pregelatinized starch and casamino acids to improve the efficacy of Colletotrichum truncatum conidia produced in differing nutritional environments
665Releases of insects as biological control agents: Their timing and stadium for release, with reference to the Paterson’s curse leaf-mining moth, Dialectica scalariella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
675Use of an artificial diet for rearing the mimosa clearwing moth, Carmenta mimosa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
679Fungal pathogens of weeds collected in the Brazilian tropics and subtropics and their biological control potential
693Current status of the biological control of weeds in Brazil (ABSTRACT ONLY)
695Use of geographic information systems (GIS) distance measures in managed dispersal of Apion fuscirostre for control of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius)
701Using CLIMEX to predict distribution of alligator weed and its potential for biological control by the flea beetle, Agasicles hygrophila (ABSTRACT ONLY)
703Phytotoxic metabolites of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. malvae, a mycoherbicide for round-leaved mallow control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
705The use of computer databases during the foreign exploration phase of a biological control programme
709Genetically designed biological pesticides
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3What determines the increased competitive ability of invasive non-indigenous plants?
11Ecology of old world hawkweeds, Hieracium species (Asteraceae), in their homeland and considerations on their potential weediness
19Comparing the population dynamics of broom, Cytisus scoparius, as a native plant in the United Kingdom and France and as an invasive alien weed in Australia and New Zealand
27Biological control in the management and spread of invasive weed species
33Plant population processes and weed control
39Biotic barriers to plant naturalization
47The interaction between natural enemies and interspecific plant competition in the control of invasive pasture weeds
55A model of the determinants of plant invasions (ABSTRACT ONLY)
55Classical weed biocontrol and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi (ABSTRACT ONLY)
56Induction of phenolic compound biosynthesis in Hydrilla verticillata (ABSTRACT ONLY)
57Ecology of invasive plants: synthesis of session 1
63Phylogeny: can it help us to understand host choice by biological weed control agents?
71Indigenous plant pathogens in evaluation of foreign biological control candidates in the United States of America
79Oogenesis requirements and weed biocontrol: an essential part in host-range evaluation of insect agents or just wasted time?
87Two fungal pathogens of Mimosa pigra var. pigra from Mexico: the finishing touch for biological control of this weed in Australia?
93Combinations of stress and herbivory by a biological control mite on the growth of target and non-target native species of Hypericum in Australia
101Dieback disease of bitoubush – biological control opportunities (ABSTRACT ONLY)
101Host specificity tests in centers of diversity: the case of sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
102Adaptation of biological control agents: should we be worried? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
102Cactoblastis cactorum in the United States of America: an immigrant biological control agent or an introduction of the nursery industry? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
103Impact of Rhinocyllus conicus on a non-target, rare, native thistle (Cirsium fontinale) in California (ABSTRACT ONLY)
103Ramularia rubella and Uromyces rumicis infecting Rumex spp. in the Azores (ABSTRACT ONLY)
105Host range, specificity and recruitment: synthesis of session 2
115Evaluation of Fusarium semitectum var. majus for biological control of Striga hermonthica
121Fungal pathogens of some Brazilian aquatic weeds and their potential use in biocontrol
127Eriophyid mites as agents for the biological control of weeds
133Non-indigenous ‘exploiter’ plant pathogens as potential biocontrol agents
137Prospects for biological control of weedy sesbanias (Fabaceae) in the southeastern United States of America
143The role of pre-release studies in developing a biocontrol strategy for hound’s-tongue in Canada
149Mass production of Fusarium oxysporum (M12-4A), a biocontrol agent for Striga hermonthica
153Seedhead tephritids and their parasitoids – can predictions be made about likely parasitism of tephritids introduced intro Australia for biological control of Asteraceae?
165Greenhouse and field evaluations of the rubber vine rust, Maravalia cryptostegiae, on Madagascan and Australian Asclepiadaceae
171Classical biological control of weeds with insects: a case for emphasizing agent demography
177Evaluation of European pathogens for the control of Myriophyllum spicatum in the United States of America
183Entyloma hieracii and Puccinia hieracii, two promising pathogens for the biological control of Hieracium spp. (Asteraceae, hawkweeds) in North America
187Scentless chamomile, a target weed for biological control in Canada: factors influencing seedling establishment
193A rationale for the use of a non-specific fungal seed pathogen to control annual grass-weeds of arable lands
199Prospects for biological control of Hieracium pilosella with the rust Puccinia hieracii var. piloselloidarum in New Zealand
205Population dynamic aspects of the interaction between the weed Rottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass) and the potential biological control agent Sporisorium ophiuri (head smut)
213Insects for biological control of hieracium in New Zealand: a progress report
219The stem-gall wasp Eurytoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): a potential biological control agent against Psidium cattleianum
223Phytotoxic metabolites produced by Fusarium nygamai from Striga hermonthica
227Demonstrating the potential for classical biological control of a weed prior to release of agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
227Prospects for biological control of a large tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
228Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) as possible control agents of introduced plants in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
228Little-known pathogens on well-known weeds: the results of recent surveys for potential biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
229Biology and host range of Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Heteroptera: Miridae), a new potential biological control agent for water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) (Pontederiaceae) in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
229Current biocontrol research in the Hawaii Department of Agriculture plant pathogen containment facility (ABSTRACT ONLY)
230Biological control of Passiflora mollissima: what’s up? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
230Production techniques for Alternaria sp., a potential biocontrol agent of Sphenoclea zeylanica (ABSTRACT ONLY)
231Biological control of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius, in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
231Potential of Fusarium tumidum as a bioherbicide to control gorse and broom in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
232Habitat analysis of Euphorbia species and associated flea beetles in the Aphthona complex from Europe: can we learn something about habitat associations of natural enemies prior to release? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
233Eriophyoid mites (Acari: eriophyoidea) on leafy spurges (Euphorbia spp.) (euphrobiaceae) in Yugoslavia – their potential use in biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
233Phomopsis amaranthicola, a broad-spectrum bioherbicide for Amaranthus spp. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
234European surveys for fungal pathogens of Myriophyllum spicatum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
234Puccinia evadens, a biological control agent for Baccharis halimifolia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
235Phytotoxic metabolites produced by Ascochyta caulina, a potential mycoherbicide for the biocontrol of Chenopodium album (ABSTRACT ONLY)
235Selection of natural enemies associated with strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum, from Parana state, Brazil for biological control in Hawaii (ABSTRACT ONLY)
237Pre-release studies: synthesis of session 3
243Multiplying cages: a strategy for the rapid redistribution of agents with slow rates of increase
249Initiating the use of fungi for biocontrol of weeds in Malaysia
253Biological control programme against saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the United States of America: progress and problems
261Establishment of weed control agents under the influences of demographic stochasticity, environmental variability and Allee effects
269Innovative approaches to transferring information on the use of biological control for noxious and nuisance plant management
273International co-operation and linkages in the management of water hyacinth with emphasis on biological control
283A new theoretical approach to the selection of promising agents for biological weed control
287The importance of biological control for the reduction of the incidence of major weeds in developing countries
291How best to release a biological control agent
297Development of application techniques for biological weed control using rhizobacteria
301Surveying for pathogens as potential weed biocontrol agents
307Improved prospects for biological control of three solanum weeds in South Africa
313A method for prioritizing biological control projects with reference to those of Queensland
319Theoretical models for weed biocontrol: Rottboellia cochinchinensis infection with sterilizing fungi
327Status of Chromolaena odorata biological control using Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata, in Ghana
333A new biocontrol project on grass weeds in Vietnam and Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
333Efficacy of rhizobacteria as biological control agents of downy brome (ABSTRACT ONLY)
334Biological control of weeds programmes of the European biological control laboratory (ABSTRACT ONLY)
334Release of the fungus, Sphaerulina mimosae (Phloeospora mimosae-pigrae), in Australia for biological control of giant sensitive plant, Mimosa pigra (ABSTRACT ONLY)
335Biocontrol of tropical weeds: an intensive two-week course in Brisbane, Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
335Computer-based information/expert systems on noxious and nuisance plant management (ABSTRACT ONLY)
336A European programme for the biological control of weeds in crops: objectives and present status (ABSTRACT ONLY)
336Impact of Apion ulicis (Coleoptera: Apionidae) on gorse, Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae), in an agricultural habitat in Chile (ABSTRACT ONLY)
337Phytoflagellates (Trypanosomatidae: Mastigophora): the pathogenicity of new plant diseases and their potential as biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
337Virulence of heterokaryons of Fusarium oxysporum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
338Are pathogens better than insects for use against summer annual weeds such as Heliotropium europaeum? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
338Strategies for the improvement of pathosystems (ABSTRACT ONLY)
339Biological control of forest weeds in Hawaii (ABSTRACT ONLY)
339Environmental weeds in the native forests of La Reunion Island: prospects for biocontrol (ABSTRACT ONLY)
340Multivariate analysis in the selection of potential candidates for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
340Purge spurge: leafy spurge database (ABSTRACT ONLY)
341Collaboration on biological control of water hyacinth in south-east Asia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
341Use of risk assessment to screen the wusu (NW China) biotype of Altica carduorum (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for the biocontrol of Cirsium arvense in Canada (ABSTRACT ONLY)
343New developments, strategies and overviews: synthesis of session 4
351A biological weed control programme using insects against purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, in North America
357Population dynamics of an introduced biological control agent for gorse in New Zealand: a simulation study
365Expected and observed effects of the mite Aculus hyperici on St John’s wort, Hypericum perforatum, in Australia
371Biological control of gorse in Hawaii
377Biological control in a cold climate: temperature responses and climatic adaptation of weed biocontrol agents
385Rust epidemics, climate and control of Xanthium occidentale
393Temperature effects on alligator weed flea-beetle, Agasicles hygrophila (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): implications for biological control in New Zealand
399Are chrysomelid beetles effective agents for biological control of weeds?
409Interspecific competition between Rhinocyllus conicus and Urophora solstitialis, two biocontrol agents released in Australia against Carduus nutans
417Evaluation of a fungal pathogen for control of Canada thistle (ABSTRACT ONLY)
417The first use of insect biological control agents to manage submersed aquatic plant (Hydrilla verticillata) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
418A closer look at an accidentally-introduced biological control agent for broom (ABSTRACT ONLY)
418Density-dependent mortality during larval development of Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
418Parasitism of Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (ABSTRACT ONLY)
419Progress towards establishment of a seed beetle, Bruchidius villosus, for biological control of broom (Cytisus scoparius) in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
420Biology of Smicronyx guineanus and S. umbrinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), potential biocontrol agents of Striga hermonthica (Scrophulariaceae) in Burkina Faso (ABSTRACT ONLY)
420Life tables and feeding ability of Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) a potential biocontrol agent of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
421Association and synchrony of Smicronyx guineanus and S. umbrinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Scrophulariaceae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
421Field establishment – how long does it take? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
423Agent performance: synthesis of session 5
429An attack strategy against Chrysanthemoides monilifera, a weed of native vegetation in Australia
435The integrated control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, in Africa based on Roundup® herbicide treatments
441Integrated management of Parkinsonia aculeata on the Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia
445Integrated biological and herbicidal controls to manage salvinia in Kakadu National Park, northern Australia
451The establishment of a distribution network for the mite Aculus hyperici to control St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) in Australia
455Biocontrol of Chromolaena odorata: divided we fail
461Striga hermonthica control with Fusarium nygamai in maize
467Integration of biological control and other weed control against Emex australis in annual pasture-crop rotations
473Development of a fungal pathogen for biocontrol of the submersed aquatic macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata
479Development of management plans for control of water hyacinth in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
479Effect of the fungal pathogen, Colletotrichum coccodes, on velvetleaf-soybean competition in the field (ABSTRACT ONLY)
479Towards the integration of biological control: the Cooperative Research Centre for Weed Management Systems (ABSTRACT ONLY)
480Integrated control of Opuntia aurantiaca in Australia and South Africa, the shift in emphasis from herbicidal to biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
480Integration of herbicides with flea beetles, Aphthona nigriscutis, for leafy spurge control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
481An emerging research protocol for biological weed control in crops: the case of common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris (ABSTRACT ONLY)
481Eutrophication and the biological control of water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
482Combined non- of low-virulent pathogens and special formulated carriers as broad-spectrum bioherbicides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
483Integrated control and management: synthesis of session 6
489Economical and regional benefits from the biological control of tansy ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, in Oregon
495Are seed-feeding insects of use for the biological control of broom?
503Classical biocontrol of weeds in crop rotation: a story of failure and prospects for success
507Mortality of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) in winter following summer stress by biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
507The effects of augmented water hyacinth weevil (Neochetina eichhorniae) populations on water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) mat expansion rates (ABSTRACT ONLY)
508From the individual to the population in biological control of ragwort, Senecio jacobaea  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
508Fusarium oxysporum isolate M12-4A controls Striga hermonthica in the field in west Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
509Impact of a gall-forming rust fungus, Uromycladium tepperianum, on populations of an invasive tree, Acacia saligna, in South Africa  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
509Measuring the intensity of herbivore pressure on goldenrods, Solidago species  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
510Biological control of Mimosa pigra begins to work  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
511Evaluation and economics: synthesis of session 7
519Cultural and infection studies on Pyrenophora semeniperda, a possible bioherbicide for annual grass-weeds
525Colletotrichum caudatum, a potential bioherbicide for control of Imperata cylindrica
529Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a potential biocontrol agent for Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bitoubush)
531Control of broad-leaved docks by Armillaria mellea
535Progress in formulation of a vegetable-oil-based invert emulsion for mycoherbicidal control of bracken, Pteridium aquilinum
541Bioherbicide projects in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
541Bioherbicides for pigweeds, nutsedges, grasses and other weeds in niche markets (ABSTRACT ONLY)
541Success of an invert emulsion formulation in two bioherbicide systems (ABSTRACT ONLY)
542Progress in the development of Rhynchosporium alismatis as a biocontrol agent for Alismataceae weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
542Rhizo-organisms to manage Bromus tectorum and Setaria viridis in wheat (ABSTRACT ONLY)
543Rottboellia cochinchinensis: developing a biological control strategy (ABSTRACT ONLY)
543Screening fungal pathogens for the control of Papaver somniferum in the former Soviet Union (ABSTRACT ONLY)
544Bioherbicide research at CENARGEN/EMBRAPA, Brazil (ABSTRACT ONLY)
544Formulation and delivery of microbial herbicides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
545Taxonomy and host-range of an Alternaria-isolate, a biocontrol agent for Sphenoclea zeylanica (ABSTRACT ONLY)
545Use of molecular marker variability for the identification of Colletotrichum isolates and species (ABSTRACT ONLY)
546Different countries, several bioherbicides, but always the same hurdles (ABSTRACT ONLY)
546Infection process of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. malvae on Malvaceae weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
547The development of mycoherbicides for an invasive shrub, Hakea sericea, and a tree, Acacia mearnsii, in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
547Update on the present status and the future prospects of BioMal  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
548Creating more effective pathogens  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
548Safe broad-spectrum bioherbicides using weakly- or non-virulent fungi  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
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3Success in biological control of weeds
15Biological control of leafy spurge: An emerging success story
27Management of horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.) with Gibbago trianthemae Simmons in India
35The successful biological control of spinyhead sida, Sida acuta [Malvaceae], by Calligrapha pantherina (Col.: Chrysomelidae) in Australia’s Northern Territory
43Biological control of weeds in Mauritius: Past success revisited and present challenges
51Biological control of mist flower (Ageratina riparia, Asteraceae): Transferring a successful program from Hawai’i to New Zealand
59Successful establishment of exotic agents for classical biological control of invasive weeds in Virginia
67Biological control of ragwort (Senecio jacobaea L.) in Australia
81Biological control of Chromolaena odorata: Successes and failures
87Application of biological control to vegetation management in forestry
97A century of classical biological control of Lantana camara: Can pathogens make a significant difference?
105Establishment, spread and impact of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) and exotic predator of the Siam weed, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae: Eupatoriae) in Ghana
113The life history and biology of Aphthona russica sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), a potential biological control agent of leafy spurge
117Biological control of cleavers (Galium spurium and G. aparine) with pathogenic fungi – Exploration and discovery
125Isolation and partial characterization of phytotoxins produced by Exserohilum monoceras, a potential bioherbicide for control of Echinochloa species
131Biological control of weed hemp sesbania with Colletotrichum truncatum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
131Efficacy and plant response to Ralstonia solanacearum, a potential bioherbicide for control of kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
132Assays for predicting mycoherbicide formulation compatibility (ABSTRACT ONLY)
133A new biocontrol agent, the stem feeder beetle Thamnurgus euphorbiae Kuster (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) from Italy to control leafy spurge in the U.S. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
133Biological control of Hypericum androsaemum with Melamspora hypericorum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
134Liquid fermentation, delivery system, and efficacy testing of the mycoherbicide Fusarium oxysporum M12-4A against Striga hermonthica (ABSTRACT ONLY)
135Vegetation problems and biological control efforts at U.S. Army installations (ABSTRACT ONLY)
135Water-dispersible granules containing mycoherbicide agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
136Fungi isolated from Orobanche spp. in Ethiopia, and their potential use for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
136U.S. Army pilot project for biological control of Canada thistle and spotted knapweed in Colorado (ABSTRACT ONLY)
137Controlling Canada thistle with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis: Factors influencing efficacy (ABSTRACT ONLY)
138Control of St. John’s wort and round-leaved mallow in non-cultivated habitats with Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
138Successful biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Papua New Guinea by the weevils Neochetina bruchi and Neochetina eichhorniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
139The development of mycoherbicides for the management of parasitic weeds of the genus Striga and Orobanche – A review and recent results (ABSTRACT ONLY)
140Release and colonization of the bindweed gall mite, Aceria malherbae: A field bindweed biological control program for the Texas high plains (ABSTRACT ONLY)
140Stumpout – Commercial production of a fungal inoculant to prevent regrowth of cut wattle stumps in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
141Desiccation tolerance in microbial herbicides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
142Fusarium sp. as a potential biocontrol agent for Egeria densa and Egeria najas (ABSTRACT ONLY)
143Controlling leafy spurge using Aphthona flea beetles: One year after mass release  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
143South Dakota correctional facility supports captive-rearing efforts for biological control agent of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.)  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
144Mycobiota of Centaurea cyanus and Ascochyta doronici as a probable agent of biocontrol of this weed  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
145Field observations and biological notes of the entomofauna associated with Convolvulus arvensis L. in Slovakia  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
145Phytotoxic metabolites produced by Drechslera avenacea, a potential mycoherbicide of wild oats  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
146A passive sorting device for separating Aphthona species biological control agents of leafy spurge from larger insects, seeds and plant debris associated with crude insect sweep net collection  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
147Biological and molecular characterization of Ascochyta caulina, a biocontrol agent of Chenopodium album  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
151What can we learn from biological control failures?
155Can failure be turned into success for biological control of mile-a-minute weed (Mikania micrantha)?
169Trivial and Political Reasons for the Failure of Classical Biological Control of Weeds: a Personal View
173Will Expected and Unexpected Non-Target Effects, and the New Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, Cause Biological Control of Broom to Fail in New Zealand?
187Rhinocyllus conicus – Insights to Improve Predictability and Minimize Risk of Biological Control of Weeds
195What We Learned from the Failure of the Ragweed Leaf Beetle in Russia
197Projects on biological control of Russian thistle and milk thistle in California: Failures that contributed to the science of biological weed control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
197Why do Weed Biocontrol Agents Fail to Establish or to Control Their Hosts? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
198Disparity between laboratory and field spraying systems – a cause of practical failure of Mycoherbicides  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
199Failing to make the successful leap from small to large scale application of a fungal pathogen of Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
199Predation and interference by phytoseiid mites on the spider mite Tetranychus lintearius (Acari: Tetranychidae), an established biological control agent of gorse (Ulex europaeus)  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
203Evaluation of Fungal and Bacterial Agents for Biological Control of Canada Thistle
209Effects of Synthetic Congeners of the Natural Product Phytotoxins Maculosins-1 and 2 on Growth of Wheat Coleoptile (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Wakeland)
215New Biological Control Initiatives Against Weeds of South American Origin in Australia: Nassella Tussock Grasses and Blue Heliotrope
225Insects Associated with Mile-A-Minute Weed (Polygonum perfoliatum L.) in China: a Three-Year-Survey Report
233The Phytophagous Insect Fauna of Scotch Thistle, Onopordum acanthium L., in Southeastern Washington and Northwestern Idaho
241Endophytic Fungal Flora from Eastern White Pine Needles and Apple Tree Leaves as a Means of Biological Control for White Pine Blister Rust (ABSTRACT ONLY)
241Investigations for the Biological Control of Cogongrass (ABSTRACT ONLY)
242Promising Native/Adventive Pathogens and Insect Agents for the Biological Control of Houndstongue in Canada (ABSTRACT ONLY)
243Potential Benefits of Using Native Insects for Biological Control the Case of Platyomopsis humeralis (Cerambycidae) of Mimosa pigra in Northern Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
243Some Structural Responses of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) to Infection by an Alternaria sp. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
244Are We Using the Best Release Strategies? An Assessment of Weed Biocontrol Introductions Made in Oregon (ABSTRACT ONLY)
244Prospects for the Classical Biological Control of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata): an Environmental Weed in North American Forests (ABSTRACT ONLY)
245Leafy Spurge Biological Control Exploration for Natural Enemies from the Leaf Beetle Genus Aphthona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
246South African Rusts with Potential to Control Two Major Environmental Weeds in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
247Arthropods Associated with Tropical Soda Apple, Solanum viarum, in the Southeastern U.S.A. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
247Biological control of Russian thistle (ABSTRACT ONLY)
248Screening Foreign Plant Pathogens for Biological Control of Polygonum perfoliatum, Mile-A-Minute (MAM) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
249Selection of Natural Enemies for the Biological Control of Chromolaena odorata in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
250Biological Control of Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) with the Plant Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis Synergized with Pelargonic Acid (ABSTRACT ONLY)
253Comparison of genetic diversity of the weed Rubus alceifolius in its introduced and native areas
261Analysis of Bacterial Communities Associated with Insect Biological Control Agents using Molecular Techniques
269Pathogens On and Variation in Nassella trichotoma (Poales: Poaceae) in Australia
281Know Your Enemy: The Use of Molecular Ecology in the Onopordum Biological Control Project
289Using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) to Match Natural Enemies to Their Host Plant
295Amino Acid Excretion Enhances Virulence of Bioherbicides
301Molecular Characterization of Phloeospora mimosae- pigrae Isolates from Different Locations in Central and South America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
301Molecular Markers for Monitoring Mycoherbicides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
302Post-Release Spread of Musk Thistle Rust Monitored from Virginia to California Using DNA Sequence Information (ABSTRACT ONLY)
303The Use of Molecular Techniques in the Classical Biological Control Programme against an Invasive Ligustrum Species in La Réunion (ABSTRACT ONLY)
307The Herbivorous Insect Fauna of a Submersed Weed, Hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae)
315The Petiole Mining Fly, Thrypticus sp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a New Agent for the Biological Control of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
325The Weevils Argentinorhynchus breyeri, A. bruchi and A. squamosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Candidates for the Biological Control of Waterlettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
337Is the Aquatic Weed Hygrophila, Hygrophila polysperma (Polemoniales: Acanthaceae), a Suitable Target for Classical Biological Control?
349Host Specificity of the Grasshopper, Cornops aquaticum, a Natural Enemy of Water Hyacinth
357The Performance of the Water Hyacinth Mirid, Eccritotarsus catarinensis, on Water Hyacinth and Pickerelweed: a Comparison of Laboratory and Field Results
367Performance of a Biological Control Agent, Galerucella calmariensis L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. in Southern Manitoba (1993-1998)
383Critical Steps Towards an Integrated Vegetation Management Strategy for the Control of Purple Loosestrife in Manitoba, Canada
389Ecological Studies to Optimise the Integrated Management of the Wetland Weed, Mimosa pigra
397Shoot Flies, Gall Midges, and Shoot and Rhizome Mining Moths Associated with Common Reed in Europe and Their Potential for Biological Control
421The Australian Sawfly, Lophyrotoma zonalis, a Potential Agent for Control of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
421The Planthopper Megamelus sp. (Homoptera: Delphacidae), a Promising Candidate for the Biological Control of Water Hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
422Control of Alismataceae Weeds in Rice using the Mycoherbistat Fungus Rhynchosporium alismatis (ABSTRACT ONLY)
423Biological Control of Water Hyacinth Using Plant Pathogens: Dual Pathogenicity and Insect Interactions(ABSTRACT ONLY)
424Distribution of Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell in the U.S., and the Status of Using Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands for Its Control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
425Feeding and Oviposition Preference of Galerucella spp. in Lythrum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
425New Directions for the USDA-ARS, Australian Biological Control Laboratory (ABSTRACT ONLY)
426Viability and Germination Success of Tamarix (Tamaricales: Tamaricaceae) Seeds in the South of France and the Potential for Biological Control Using a Fungal Pathogen (ABSTRACT ONLY)
427Factors Limiting Populations of the Native Milfoil Weevil, a Control Agent of Eurasian Watermilfoil (ABSTRACT ONLY)
427The Successful Biological Control of the Water Fern Azolla filiculoides in South Africa (ABSTRCT OLNY)
428Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife Cooperative Implementation (ABSTRACT ONLY)
429Biological Control of Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
429Experiments to Test the Effect of Disturbance by Feral Animals on Establishment of Mimosa pigra (ABSTRACT ONLY)
430Towards the Biological Control of Japanese Knotweed? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
431Host Range Testing of the Psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Homoptera: Psyllidae), for Control of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
431Sequestration of Melaleuca quinquenervia Defensive Chemistry by Oxyops vitiosa and Its Relevance to Biological Control of Weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
435Code of Best Practices for Classical Biological Control of Weeds
437Lessons Learned During the Design of an Arthropod and Pathogen Quarantine Facility
449Assessing the Risk to Neptunia oleracea Lour. by the Moth, Neurostrota gunniella (Busck), a Biological Control Agent for Mimosa pigra L.
459The Future of Biological Control of Weeds with Insects: No More Paranoia, No More Honeymoon
469Guidelines for Preparing Draft Environmental Assessments for the Release of Plant Pests as Biological Control of Weeds
473Apion miniatum (Coleoptera: Apionidae) and the Control of Emex australis (Polygonaceae): Conflicts of Interest and Non Target Effects
487Saltcedar Integrated Weed Management and the Endangered Species Act
505Biological Control in the Developing World: Safety and Legal Issues
513Non-Target Impact of Rhinocyllus conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Rare Native California Cirsium spp. Thistles (ABSTRACT ONLY)
513Strategies for the biological control of Solanum mauritianum in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
514Predictability, Acceptability and Potential for Non-Target Damage by Agents Released for Biological Control of Weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
517Ecological Principles of Biological Control: From Population Theory to Weed Biocontrol Practice
521Oviposition Behavior of Insects Used in the Biological Control of Weeds
533Preliminary Results of the Screening of Euphorbia esula Pathogens Collected in Russia
537Ten Years of Scentless Chamomile: Prospects for the Biological Control of a Weed of Cultivated Land
551Predicting Non-Target Ecological Effects of Biological Control Agents: Evidence from Rhinocyllus conicus
569Why Reduced Seed Production is Not Necessarily Translated Into Successful Biological Weed Control
583Host Plant Resource Quality, Insect Herbivores and Biocontrol
591Biological Control of Indigenous Weeds with Indigenous Insects: Cirsium arvense as a Model (ABSTRACT ONLY)
591Prospects of Septoria cirsii as a Biocontrol Agent Against Cirsium arvense (ABSTRACT ONLY)
592Evaluating the Efficiency and Agent Prioritisation Tools (ABSTRACT ONLY)
593A New Microbiological Concept for Weed Control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
593Weed phenology: Models and applications (ABSTRACT ONLY)
594Broomrapes (Orobanche spp.) are Excellent Candidates for Imposing Biological Weed Control Methods (ABSTRACT ONLY)
594The Response of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) to Herbivory by Leaf-Feeding Beetles: Can Gas Exchange Measurements Be Used to Predict Herbivore Impact? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
595Epidemic Spread of a Rust Fungus in a Weed Population (ABSTRACT ONLY)
596How to Favour a Rust Fungus to Reduce a Weed Population (ABSTRACT ONLY)
596Weed Biocontrol as an Invasion Process (ABSTRACT ONLY)
597Supercooling Capacity of Urophora affinis and U. quadrifasciata (Diptera: Tephritidae): Effect on Site, Time of Season, Differences among Plants, and Gall Density  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
598Climate Matching between the Western United States and Eurasia to Target Foreign Exploration for Natural Enemies of Spotted Knapweed (ABSTRACT ONLY)
598INVADERS weed tracking and alert system (ABSTRACT ONLY)
599Patch Size, Herbivore Dispersal, and Spatial Scale: Landscape Effects Promoting Herbivore Outbreaks (ABSTRACT ONLY)
600Seedling Establishment of Invasive and Non-Invasive Populations of Sulphur Cinquefoil, Potentilla recta L. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
601Modeling the Population Interactions Between Echium plantagineum and the Crown Weevil Mogulones larvatus (ABSTRACT ONLY)
602Comparing Weed Vigour in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Environments (ABSTRACT ONLY)
605Australian Seed-Preventing Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) as Potential Biological Control Agents for Invasive Acacia spp. in South Africa
615Insect-Plant Relationships and Behavioral Observations of the Stem-Feeding Beetle Thamnurgus euphorbiae Küster (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a New Biocontrol Agent from Italy to Control Leafy Spurge in the U.S.
621The Host Specificity of Phyllocoptes nevadensis Roivainen (Acari: Eriophyidae), a Candidate for the Biological Control of Leafy and Cypress Spurges
627Progress and Prospects for Biological Control of Solanum viarum Dunal in the USA
633The Gloomy Future of the Broom Rust as a Biocontrol Agent
639Current Researches of Brazilian Weeds in Paraná State Biological Control of Weeds Program, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
645Biology and Specificity Tests of the Sawfly Heteroperreyia hubrichi Malaise, 1955 (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) a Potential Biological Control Agent for Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae)
651The Biology of Tectococcus ovatus Hempel (Heteroptera: Eriococcidae) and its Potential as a Biocontrol Agent of Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae)
659Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum) Prospects for Biological Control
667Gall Former as a Biological Control for Strawberry Guava Psidium cattleianum
673Biology and Host Range of Falconia intermedia (Hemiptera: Miridae), a Potentially Damaging Natural Enemy of Lantana camara in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
673Oversummering and Host Specificity of Zygina sp. (Cicadellidae), a Potential Agent for the Control of Bridal Creeper, Asparagus asparagoides (Asparagaceae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
674Breeding and Development Statistics of Gratiana spadicea (Col.: Cassidinae) on Wild Tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium), and Eggplant (S. melongena) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
675Getting a Grip on the Target: Experiences with Salsola Diseases (ABSTRACT ONLY)
676Host Specificity of Algarobius bottimeri and Algarobius prosopsis in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
676Host Specificity Studies of the Pathogen Mycovellosiella lantanae var. lantanae for the Biological Control of Lantana camara in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
677Exploring the Host Range of Fusarium tumidum, a Candidate Bioherbicide for Gorse and Broom in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
678Potential Evolution of Host Range in Herbivorous Insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
679Biology and Host Specificity of the Tortoise Beetle Gratiana boliviana, a Candidate for Biocontrol of Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
679The Leaf Surface of Tropical Soda Apple and Other Solanaceae: Implications for the Larval Host Specificity of the Tortoise Beetle Gratiana boliviana (ABSTRACT ONLY)
680Cheilosia praecox and C. psilophthalma, Two Phytophagous Hoverflies Selected as Potential Biological Control Agents of Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) in New Zealand  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
681The Theory of Plant-Insect Interactions and Its Application to Host Specificity Testing (ABSTRACT ONLY)
682Host Specificity Assessment of European Peristenus Species for Classical Biological Control of Native Lygus Species in North America: A Safety First Approach for Evaluating Non-Target Risks (ABSTRACT ONLY)
682Phomopsis cirsii: A Promising Control Agent Against Cirsium arvense  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
683The Use of Eriophyid Mites as Biological Weed Control Agents in North America  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
684[Rejection of] Fusarium pallidoroseum as a Biological Control Agent of Mimosa invisa in Upland Rice  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
684Field Plot Experiments, a Method of Assessing the Host Range of Biological Control Agents for Melaleuca quinquenervia in Its Native Range (ABSTRACT ONLY)
685Evaluating Host Specificity of Agents for Biological Control of Arthropods: Rationale, Methodology, and Interpretation (ABSTRACT ONLY)
686Host Range of Puccinia melampodii: Implications for Its Use as a Biocontrol Agent of Parthenium Weed in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
686Host-Range Testing: What Can It Tell Us, and How Can It Be Better Interpreted? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
687Find Them, Screen Them and Release Them. Is There a Better Way? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
687The Role of Coincidence in Host-Range Expansion (ABSTRACT ONLY)
688The Meaning of Host-Range and Host-Specificity, and Implications for Host-Specificity Testing (ABSTRACT ONLY)
689Brazilian Peppertree Prospects for Biological Control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
690Time-Dependent Changes in Responsiveness Can Influence the Outcome of Both No-Choice and Choice Assays (ABSTRACT ONLY)
693Design and Importance of Post-Release Monitoring
707Environmental Fate Studies Relating to the Use of Chondrostereum purpureum as a Bioherbicide
709The Biological Control Programme against Clematis vitalba in New Zealand
719Technology Transfer Programs for Biological Control of Weeds the New Zealand Experience
729Recent Developments in the Biological Control of Invasive Acacias in South Africa: Melanterius ?servulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) against Acacia cyclops
735Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lamarck) Seed and Urophora spp. Gall Destruction by Larinus minutus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Combined with Urophora affinis Frauenfeld (Dip.: Tephritidae) and Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen) (Dip.: Teph.)
739The Demographic Performance of the Capitulum Weevil, Larinus latus, on Onopordum Thistles in its Native and Introduced Ranges
747Population Buildup and Combined Impact of Introduced Insects on Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) in California
753Post Release Monitoring of Xubida infusella (Lep.: Pyralidae): An Example of Using Pheromones for the Early Detection of Establishing Populations of Biological Control Agents
761Strategies for Achieving Widespread Establishment of Broom Seed Beetle, Bruchidius villosus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a Biological Control Agent for Broom, Cytisus scoparius, in New Zealand
773Plant Phenology as an Indicator of Developmental Events in Weed-Feeding Insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
773The Unintentional Introduction into the USA of Chaetorellia succinea a Lucky Break for Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
774Biological Control of Schinus terebinthifolius: Past, Present and Future (ABSTRACT ONLY)
775Measuring the Impact of Biocontrol Theory and Practice (ABSTRACT ONLY)
776Aphthona spp. Movement and Leafy Spurge Control along Railroad Right-of-Ways (ABSTRACT ONLY)
776Assessing Target and Non-Target Effects of Lema cyanella Released for Control of Canada Thistle (ABSTRACT ONLY)
777Climate Compatibility of the Weevil, Stenopelmus rufinasus, a Biocontrol Agent, on the Water Fern Azolla filiculoides in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
778Evaluating the Use of Pheromones for Monitoring Establishment of Agapeta zoegana (Lepidoptera: Cochylidae), a Biological Control Agent of Spotted Knapweed (ABSTRACT ONLY)
778Long-Term Monitoring of the Impact of Aphthona nigriscutis on Leafy Spurge: the Beverly Bridge Sites (ABSTRACT ONLY)
779Pre-Release Studies and the Selection of Biological Control Agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
780Effectiveness of Trichosirocalus horridus against Carduus nutans in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
783Agent Release Techniques: What is Appropriate for Redistribution Projects That Involve Community Groups?
789Corporate Contributions to Classical Biological Control of Weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
793Insect – Pathogen Synergisms are the Foundation of Weed Biocontrol
799Combinations of Microbial and Insect Biocontrol Agents for Management of Weed Seeds
807Sequential Impacts of Endemic Pathogens, Exotic Mollusks and Insects on Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) in California
815Different Strategies for Different Weeds: Biological Control of Nutsedges, Pigweeds, Tropical Soda Apple, and Grasses with Plant Pathogens (ABSTRACT ONLY)
815Ice Nucleating Active Agents: Interaction with the Overwintering Success of Insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
819Ecological Interactions in the Biological Control of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the United States: Toward a New Understanding
875Endemic Biodiversity, Natural Enemies, and the Future of Biological Control
881A Conservation Biologists Perspective on Biocontrol of Weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
881Naturalization Patterns of Horticultural Plants in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
885Complications in the Implementation of Weed Biocontrol
887Emphasizing Behavioural Host-Range: The Key to Resolving Ambiguous Host-Specificity Results on Lantana camara L.
897Factors Influencing the Biological Control of Lantana camara in Australia and South Africa
909The Biological Control Program Against Gorse in New Zealand
919The Potential Role of Bruchophagus acaciae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) in the Integrated Control of Acacia Species in South Africa
931Growth Suppression of Annual Weeds by Deleterious Rhizobacteria Integrated with Cover Crops
941Biological Control of Alien, Invasive Pine Trees (Pinus species) in South Africa
955The Biocontrol of Gorse, Ulex europaeus, in Chile: A Progress Report
963Observations on the Susceptibility of Chrysanthemoides monilifera to Infection by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Implications for Control of this Weed (ABSTRACT ONLY)
964The Importance of Insect Reserves in the Biological Control of Hakea sericea in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
964The Noxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information System (PMIS) and the Aquatic Plant Information System (APIS) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
965Development of a Bioherbicide for Wild Oats in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
966IWM The Key to Sustainable Management of Pasture Weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
967Biological Control of Weeds in European Crops: Recent Achievements and Future Work (ABSTRACT ONLY)
967Extension Service and Biological Control of Weeds a Successful Match (ABSTRACT ONLY)
968Integration of the Flea Beetle, Aphthona nigriscutis, and Herbicides for Control of Leafy Spurge, Euphorbia esula (ABSTRACT ONLY)
969Biological Control of Weeds as an Alternative to Methyl Bromide (ABSTRACT ONLY)
969The Impact of Parthenium Weed in India and the Development of an Integrated Management Strategy Based on Australian Experiences (ABSTRACT ONLY)
971International Biological Control of Weeds Symposium – Sub-meeting: Prospects and Progress in Biological Control of Cruciferous Weeds
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21Evolving weeds and biological control
28Predicting the climate compatibility of biological control agents in their region of introduction
36The need to build biological control capacity in the Pacific
42The new encounter concept: centres of origin, host specificity and plant pathogens
48Phytomyza vitalbae, Phoma clematidina, and insect-plant pathogen interactions in the biological control of weeds
57Can population modelling predict potential impacts of biocontrol? A case study using Cleopus japonicus on Buddleja davidii
63Molecular ecology of broom twig miner: implications for selection and release of biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
63Tobacco mild green mosaic virus: a virus-based bioherbicide (ABSTRACT ONLY)
64The significance and variability of predation of weed seeds in an agricultural landscape in Western Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
64The value of using taxonomists to survey for potential biological control agents of weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
69Pathogens for the biological control of weedy stipoid grasses in Australia: competition of investigations in Argentina
75Psylliodes chalcomerus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), a flea beetle candidate for biological control of yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis
81Ecological basis for selecting biocontrol agents for lantana
88Eriophyid mites for the biological control of knapweeds: morphological and biological observations
96Flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) associated with purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, in Russia
102The 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
108Two shoot miners as potential biological control agents for garlic mustard: should both be released
113Pre-release evaluation and host-range testing of Floracarus perrepae (Eriophyidae) genotypes for biological control of Old World climbing fern
117Studies in Argentina on two new species of Thrypticus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) as agents for the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes
121Population structure, ploidy levels and allelopathy of Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed) and C. diffusa (diffuse knapweed) in North America and Eurasia
127Thirty 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?
135Insects for the biocontrol of weeds: predicting parasitism levels in the new country
141Biological control of Rubus fruticosus agg. (blackberry): in the leaf rust the only option for Australia?
145The CSIRO Mexican Field Station: history and current activities
149Surveys for natural enemies of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) in the Caucasus region and assessment for their classical biological control potential in Europe
155Candidates for the biological control of teasel, Dipsacus spp.
162Quantitative field surveys for the selection of biological control agents for Genista monspessulana, based on host range and efficacy assessment
175Avoiding and exploiting trophic cascading: its role in the selection of weed biological control agents
180New research on Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed) in its South American native range
186Survey of potential biological agents to control yellow bells, Tecoma stans (l.) Kunth. (Bignoniaceae), in southern Brazil
188The patterns of harvester ant removal of wild radish seeds in the native range: the importance of generalist seed predators to weed management
193Exploration for plant pathogens against Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusa-head ryegrass)
198The potential for classical biological control of invasive grass species with special reference to invasive Sporobolus spp. (Poaceae) in Australia
203Prospects for the search for weed biocontrol agents in Russia
208Natural impact of the flea-beetle, Longitarsus sp., on Heliotropium amplexicaule in Argentina and its potential for use as a biological control agent in Australia
215A Canadian strain of Pseudomonas syringae causes white-colour disease of Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)
221Evaluation of variable temperature regimes on bioherbicidal activity of non-indigenous fungal pathogens for biological control of green foxtail (ABSTRACT ONLY)
221Silybum marianum: another host for Puccinia punctiformis (ABSTRACT ONLY)
222Biological control of the southern African Chromolaena odorata biotype using pathogens – the search continues (ABSTRACT ONLY)
222Competition experiments for pre-release evaluation of the potential efficacy of new biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
223Foreign 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)
224Prospects for classical biological control of torpedograss, Panicum repens (Poaceae), in the USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
224Sub-specific differentiation in the selection of a suitable biotype of Dactylopius tomentosus for biocontrol of Opuntia fulgida var. fulgida in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
225The role of ecology in selecting target species and agents for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
226Aspects 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)
226Compatible interactions between the pathogen, weed and environment make the bridal creeper rust a successful biological control agent (ABSTRACT ONLY)
227Biological control of weeds program, Paraná, Brazil: problems and progress in current research on Brazilian weeds in Parana State (ABSTRACT ONLY)
227The use of molecular taxonomy in the exploration for a cold-hardy strain of tansy ragwort flea beetle Longitarsus jacobaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
228Will further exploration find effective biological control agents for Hydrilla verticillata? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
229Impact 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)
229The use of trap gardens in biological control: the case of blackberry, Rubus fruticosus and its agent, the rust Phragmidium violaceum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
230Biological control of privet in  La Reunion: the story so far (ABSTRACT ONLY)
230Progress with the biological control program for Japanese knotweed (ABSTRACT ONLY)
231Biological control of invasive alien weeds in the UK: new initiatives (ABSTRACT ONLY)
231Bionomy, seasonal incidence and influence of parasitoids of the field bindweed stem borer fly Melanagromyza albocilia (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Slovakia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
232biocontrol initiative against cat’s claw creeper, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae), in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
232Varietal resistance in lantana: fact or fiction? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
235Oviposition preference: its definition, measurement and correlates, and its use in assessing risk of host shifts
247Non-target impacts of Aphthona nigriscutis, a biological control agent for Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge), on a native plant Euphorbia robusta
252Are mono-specific agents necessarily safe? The need for pre-release assessment of probable impact of candidate biocontrol agents, with some examples
258Four years of “Code of Best Practices”: has it had an impact?
261Setting safety zones for a biological herbicide: a New Zealand case study
265Safety in New Zealand weed biocontrol: a retrospective analysis of host-specificity testing and the predictability of impacts on non-target plants
271Ruling out a host-range expansion as the cause of the unpredicted non-target attack on tagasaste (Chamaecytisus proliferus) by Bruchidius villosus
277Limited success of open field tests to clarify the host range of three species of Lepidoptera of Mimosa pigra
283Biotypes, hybrids and biological control: lessons from cochineal insects on Opuntia weeds
287Putting the phylogeny into the centrifugal phylogenetic method
292Risk assessment of Gratiana boliviana (Chrysomelidae), a potential biocontrol agent of tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum (Solanaceae) in the USA
297Host-specificity testing of the boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera) leaf buckle mite (Aceria neseri)
301Evaluating off-target movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. poannua  following application as a biocontrol agent for Poa annua on golf turf
305Risk analysis of recent cases of non-target attack by potential biocontrol agents in Queensland
310Progress on weed biocontrol projects in Parana State, Brazil: targeting plants that are invasive in Brazil and elsewhere in the world
315Determining the suitability of a European cone weevil, Pissodes validirostris, for biological control of invasive pines in South Africa
322Conflicts of interest associated with the biological control of weeds
341Microbial toxins in weed biocontrol: a risk or an acid?
347Biology and host range of Brazilian thrips Pseudophilothrips ichini, a candidate for biological control of Schinus terebinthifolius: US quarantine tests (ABSTRACT ONLY)
347Regulatory approval processes for release of Puccinia spp. for biological control of Carduus and Centaurea spp. in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY)
348Host-specificity investigations of a gall midge for the biological control of alien invasive hawkweeds in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
348The nature of risk from biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
349Our changing perception of Cactoblastis cactorum in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
350Attack on and use of a native Hawaiian plant by the biological control agent Teleonemia scrupulosa introduced against Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY)
350Genotyping of pathogens with potential for biological control of invasive weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
351Argentinean fungi for Bathurst burr fail preliminary host-specificity tests (ABSTRACT ONLY)
351Biological control of saffron thistle with fungi: limited prospects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
352Assessing the risks associated with the release of a flower bud weevil, Anthonomus santacruzi, against the invasive tree Solanum mauritianum in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
353A global review of risk-cost-benefit assessments for introductions of biological control agents against weeds: a crisis in the making? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
354Biological control of ragwort (Senecio jacobaea): monitoring nontarget impacts of Cochylis atricapitana and Platyptilia isodactyla on native Australian Senecio species (ABSTRACT ONLY)
354The first genuine root-attacker (Longitarsus sp., Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) for Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY)
355Host specificity of Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae), a potential agent for the biological control of waterhyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
355Realized host-specificity testing of Bruchidius villosus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Europe (ABSTRACT ONLY)
356Specificity 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)
357Specificity tests with Tectococcus ovatus (Heteroptera: Eriococcidae) a potential control agent against strawberry guava Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae) in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY)
357The trimorphic lantana flea-beetle Alagoasa extrema not suitable for release in Africa, is suitable for biocontrol in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
358Pre-release studies on Lixus aemulus, a new biocontrol agent on Chromolaena odorata: biology, host range and impact (ABSTRACT ONLY)
361Integrated weed management – could we be doing better? Lessons learned from controlling the invasive wetland shrub, Mimosa pigra
370The transfer of appropriate technology; key to the successful biological control of five aquatic weeds in Africa
375Toxicity of herbicides and surfactants to three insect biological control agents for Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom)
381Community involvement in the distribution of the biological control for bridal creeper, Asparagus asparagoides
386Release strategies for the establishment of the leaf spot pathogen, Mycovellosiella lantanae var. lantanae, on Lantana camara in South Africa
389Integration 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
394Insect performance and host-plant stress: a review from a biological control perspective
400Establishment of a weed biocontrol implementation program in South Africa
407Integrating biological control and land management practices for control of Ulex Europaeus in Hawai’i
412The role of biological control agents in an IWM program for Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. Rotundata (bitou bush)
415Progress on the biological control of gorse (Ulex europaeus) in Australia
419Dispelling the myths of biological control: extension activities of the CRC for Australian Weed Management
425Perspectives on biological control of invasive plants in Latin America
428Plant-mediated interactions between Neochetina spp. weevils and the fungal pathogen Cercospora piaropi on Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)
434Politics and ecology in the management of alien invasive woody trees: the pivotal role of biological control agents that diminish seed production
440Release strategies for the moth Agonopterix ulicetella in the biological control of Ulex europaeus in Chile
447Preliminary assessment of release and establishment of lantana herringbone leafminer, Ophiomyia camarai (Diptera: Agromyzidae), in South Africa
451Delivering pasture weed biological control through community networks in temperate Australia
457Using GIS to integrate biological control into the integrated weed management program for Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay, Washington
464Novel techniques for increasing the survival of aestivating biological control insects
471Battling the fragrant invader: mass production, application, and implementation of biological control for kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
471Using ecological models to assess the efficacy of weed-control measures (ABSTRACT ONLY)
472Seed treatment technology: an attractive approach for delivering Fusarium oxysporum “Foxy 2” for the biological control of the parasitic weed Striga (ABSTRACT ONLY)
472The 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)
473Biological control: important tool in integrated weed management (IWM) of pasture weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
473Keeping tabs on biological control agents by remote control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
474Biocontrol of Orobanche spp. by inundative releases of Phytomyza orobanchia (Diptera, Agromyzidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
474Developing an integrated management program for kudzu (ABSTRACT ONLY)
475Progress 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)
476Herbicide use during Aphthona lacertosa flea beetle establishment expedites control of leafy spurge (ABSTRACT ONLY)
476Rearing, redistribution, and dispersal of three biological-control agents for scentless chamomile (ABSTRACT ONLY)
477Assessment of Dactylaria higginsii as a post-emergence bioherbicide for purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
477Synergy of Pyricularia setariae with chemical herbicides for control of green foxtail (ABSTRACT ONLY)
478Evaluation of Dactylaria higginsii as a component in an integrated approach to pest management (ABSTRACT ONLY)
478Oviposition preference of the ragwort flea beetle, Longitarsus flavicornis, in relation to ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, phenology and its implications for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
479Development of Mycoleptodiscus terrestris as a bioherbicide for management of the submersed macrophyte, Hydrilla verticillata (ABSTRACT ONLY)
479TAME Melaleuca: the area wide management evaluation of Melaleuca (ABSTRACT ONLY)
480Determining optimal strategies for the establishment of Pareuchaetes insulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
480The post-release larval mortality of the Chrysanthemoides leaf roller Tortrix sp. in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
481Integrating biological and conventional control methods for control of Centaurea solstitialis in central California, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
481Using Aphthona flea beetles as a biological herbicide to control small patches of leafy spurge (ABSTRACT ONLY)
482Computer-based information systems for accessing information on the management of terrestrial and aquatic invasive plant species (ABSTRACT ONLY)
483Potential for population recovery of an endangered native plant by controlling bridal creeper with rust (ABSTRACT ONLY)
487Evaluating the flow-on effects of the biological control agents for Ageratina riparia (mist flower) on plant succession
493Insect-plant pathogen synergisms for the biological control of rangeland weeds
496Bacterial communities associated with a flea beetle used for the biological control of the perennial weed Euphorbia esula/virgata
500Spatially explicit models for weed-biocontrol agent interactions: scentless chamomile as a case study
505First results for control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the open field in the western United States
514Overcoming limits on rust epidemics in Australian infestations of European blackberry
520Interactions between gorse seed weevil (Exapion ulicis) and the gorse pod moth (Cydia succedana) explored by insecticide exclusion in Canterbury, New Zealand
523Habitat trade-offs in the summer and winter performance of the planthopper Prokelisia marginata introduced against the intertidal grass Spartina alterniflora in Willapa Bay, Washington
529Hydrillia pakistanae and H. balciunasi, insect biological control agents of hydrilla: boon or bust?
539Development of a supply-demand model to evaluate the biological control of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis, in California
545The mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis is an effective agent against water hyacinth in some areas of South Africa
548How important is environment? A national-scale evaluation of a seed-feeding beetle on parkinsonia, a widely distributed woody weed
554Biological control of Carduus thistles in Virginia-a long-term perspective, three decades after the release of two exotic weevils
559Exploring interactions between cultural and biological control techniques: modelling bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. Rotundata) and a seed fly (Mesoclanis polana)
567Bugs offer sustainable control of Mimosa invisa and Sida spp. in the Markham Valley, Papua New Guinea
574A decade of biological control of Acacia saligna in South Africa, using the gall rust fungus, Uromycladium tepperianum
576The successful biological control of Azolla filiculoides in South Africa: an economic perspective
584Biotic suppression of invasive weeds in Washington state: a half-century of progress
589Impact of biological control agents on Centaurea diffusa (diffuse knapweed) in central Montana
594Simulated biological control of Hieracium pilosella at two sites in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand
599Understanding variability in the effectiveness of a classical biological control agent: the importance of the timing of density dependence in the agent life cycle
604Development of bioherbicides for rice weeds in Vietnam (ABSTRACT ONLY)
604Potential of the petiole-galling weevil, Coelocephalapion camarae, to markedly improve biocontrol of Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY)
605The influence of herbivory by the mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis, on the competitive ability of water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
605What is “success” in biological control? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
606Ecology of Megastigmus aculeatus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), a seed parasitoid of Rosa multiflora in Iowa, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
606Establishment and impact of Falconia intermedia (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
607Phomopsis amaranthicola as a post-emergence bioherbicide in peppers (Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens) and eggplant (Solanum melongena) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
607Spatial distribution and seasonal life history of Aceria malherbae (Acari: Eriophyidae) on Convolvulus arvensis in Montana, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
608Paterson’s curse crown weevil (Mogulones larvatus) impacts in north-eastern Victoria, Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
608The effect of nutrient-rich water on the biological control of water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
609Effects 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)
609Establishment and impact of the lace bug Gargaphia decoris released against the invasive tree Solanum mauritianum in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
610Impacts 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)
610Indirect impacts of herbivory by Oxyops vitiosa on the reproductive performance of the invasive tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
611Biocontrol of hawkweeds in New Zealand, 10 years on (ABSTRACT ONLY)
611Biological control of Salvinia molesta in the United States (ABSTRACT ONLY)
612Release 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)
613Efficacy and epidemiology of an oil-based formulation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides used a bioherbicide against Hakea sericea (ABSTRACT ONLY)
617Bioherbicides: the next generation
619Centres of origin: do they exist, can we identify them, does it matter?
621Agents that reduce seed production – essential ingredient or fools folly?
625Synopsis: the long and winding road
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3Is modelling population dynamics useful for anything other than keeping a researcher busy?
7Biomass reduction of Euphorbia esula/virgata by insect/bacterial combinations
13Rhizosphere bacterial communities associated with insect root herbivory of an invasive plant, Euphorbia esula/virgata
20The endophyte-enemy release hypothesis: implications for classical biological control and plant invasions
26Multiple-species introductions of biological control agents against weeds: look before you leap
32Clipping the butterfly bush’s wings: defoliation studies to assess the likely impact of a folivorous weevil
37Can a pathogen provide insurance against host shifts by a biological control organism?
43Which haystack? Climate matching to narrow the search for weed biological control agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
44Nutritional characteristics of Hydrilla verticillata and its effect on two biological control agents
52How sensitive is weed invasion to seed predation?
56Altered nutrient cycling as a novel non-target effect of weed biocontrol (ABSTRACT ONLY)
56Interactions of plant quality and predation affect the success of purple loosestrife biocontrol programme (ABSTRACT ONLY)
57An arthropod and a pathogen in combination as biocontrol agents: how do they shape up? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
57Impact of invasive exotic knotweeds (Fallopia spp.) on invertebrate communities (ABSTRACT ONLY)
58An experimental test of the importance of climate matching for biological control introductions (ABSTRACT ONLY)
58Effect of climate on biological control: a case study with diffuse knapweed in British Columbia, Canada (ABSTRACT ONLY)
59Microclimate effects of biological control: water hyacinth in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
59The IRA and getting the result you want (ABSTRACT ONLY)
60Evaluating the performance of Episimus utilis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on the invasive Brazilian peppertree in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
60Habitat analysis of the rush skeletonweed root moth, Bradyrrhoa gilveolella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
61An integrated approach to invasive plant management: biocontrol and native plant interactions (ABSTRACT ONLY)
61Successful biological control of diffuse knapweed in British Columbia, Canada (ABSTRACT ONLY)
62Impact of host-plant water stress on the interaction between Mecinus janthinus and Linaria dalmatica (ABSTRACT ONLY)
62Impact of insect herbivory on dispersal in Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle (ABSTRACT ONLY)
63Dynamics of invasive plant monocultures after the establishment of natural enemies: an example from the Melaleuca quinquenervia system in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
63Modelling of Diorhabda elongata dispersal during the initial stages of establishment for the control of Tamarix spp. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
64Seed feeders: why do so few work and can we improve our selection decisions? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
67Return on investment: determining the economic impact of biological control programmes
75Post-release non-target monitoring of Mogulones cruciger, a biological control agent released to control Cynoglossum officinale in Canada
83Assessment indirect impacts of biological control agents on native biodiversity: a community-level approach
87Factors affecting oviposition rate in the weevil Rhinocyllus conicus on non-target Carduus spp. in New Zealand
91Fortieth anniversary review of the CSIRO European Laboratory: does native range research provide good return on investment?
101F1 sterility: a novel approach for risk assessment of biocontrol agents in open-field trials (ABSTRACT ONLY)
101Impact of biocontrol agents on native biodiversity: the case of Mesoclanis polana (ABSTRACT ONLY)
102A look at host range, host specificity and non-target safety from the perspective of a plant virus as a weed-biocontrol agent (ABSTRACT ONLY)
102Novel approaches for risk assessment: feasibility studies on temporary reversible releases of biocontrol agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
103A wolf in sheep’s clothing: potential dangers of using indigenous herbivores as biocontrol agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
103Impact of biological control of Salvinia molesta in temperate climates on biodiversity conservation (ABSTRACT ONLY)
104New biological control agents for Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) in New Zealand: dealing with the birds and the bees and predicted non-target attack to a fodder crop (ABSTRACT ONLY)
104Opening Pandora’s box? Surveys for attack on non-target plants in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
105Comparative risk assessment of Linaria dalmatica and L. vulgaris biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
105Predicting risk and benefit a priori in weed biological control: a systems modelling approach (ABSTRACT ONLY)
109Latin American weed biological control science at the crossroads
122Galling guilds associated with Acacia dealbata and factors guiding selection of potential biological control agents
129Biological control of Miconia calvescens with a suite of insect herbivores from Costa Rica and Brazil
133Giving dyer’s woad the blues: encouraging first results for biological control
138Herbivores associated with Arundo donax in California
145Which species of the thistle biocontrol agent Trichosirocalus are present in New Zealand?
150Bionomics and seasonal occurrence of Larinus filiformis Petri, 1907 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in eastern Turkey, a potential biological control agent for Centaurea solstitialis L.
154All against one: first results of a newly formed foreign exploration consortium for the biological control of perennial pepperweed
160Potential biological control agents for fumitory (Fumaria spp.) in Australia
165Expanding classical biological control of weeds with pathogens in India: the way forward
173Explorations in Central Asia and Mediterranean basin to select biological control agents for Salsola tragus
178Eriophyoid mites on Centaurea solstitialis in the Mediterranean area
182Diclidophlebia smithi (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) a potential biological agent for Miconia calvescens
189A lace bug as biological control agent of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae): an unusual choice
195Pathogens from Brazil for classical biocontrol of Tradescantia fluminensis
200Field and laboratory observations of the life history of the Swiss biotype of Longitarsus jacobaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
206Fungal survey for biocontrol agents of Ipomoea carnea from Brazil
211Biological control of lippia (Phyla canescens): surveys for the plant and its natural enemies in Argentina
216Potential biological control agents of field bindweed, common teasel and field dodder from Slovakia
221Lewia chlamidosporiformans, a mycoherbicide for control of Euphorbia heterophylla: isolate selection and mass production
227Sphenoptera foveola (Buprestidae) as a potential agent for biological control of skeletonweed, Chondrilla juncea
232Common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica L.: available feeding niches and the importance of controlling this invasive woody perennial in North America
238Evaluation of Fusarium as potential biological control against Orobanche on Faba bean in Tunisia
245Biological control of Cirsium arvense by using native insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
245Prospective biological control agents for Nassella neesiana in Australia and New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
246Field exploration for saltcedar natural enemies in Egypt (ABSTRACT ONLY)
246The degree of polymorphism in Puccinia punctiformis virulence and Cirsium arvense resistance: implications for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
247Parkinsonia dieback: a new association with potential for biological control (ABSTRACT ONLY)
247The phytophagous insects associated with spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) in northeast Romania (ABSTRACT ONLY)
248Ecology, impact and biological control of the weed Tradescantia fluminensis in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
248Potential for biological control of Rhamnus cathartica and Frangula alnus in North America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
249Arundo donax (giant reed): an invasive weed of the Rio Grande Basin (ABSTRACT ONLY)
249Potential agents from Kazakhstan for Russian olive biocontrol in USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
250Biology of the Rumex leaf defoliator sawfly Kokujewia ectrapela Konow (Hymenoptera: Argidae) in Urmia region (ABSTRACT ONLY)
250What defines a host? Growth rate- the paradox revisited (ABSTRACT ONLY)
251Selection of fungal strains for biological control of important weeds in the Krasnodar region of Russia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
251Vegetative expansion and seed output of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
252A new biological control program for common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in Canada and the USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
252Surveys in Argentina for the biological control of Brazilian peppertree in the USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
253Natural enemies of balloon vine and pompom weed in Argentina: prospects for biological control in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
253Tamarix biocontrol in US: new biocontrol agents from Kazakhstan (ABSTRACT ONLY)
254Biological control of aquatic weeds by Plectosporium alismatis, a potential mycoherbicide in Australian rice crops: comparison of liquid culture media for their ability to produce high yields of desiccation-tolerant propagules (ABS. ONLY, full on pg. 306)
254Herbivorous insects from Brazil for classical biocontrol of Tradescantia fluminensis (ABSTRACT ONLY)
255Biological control and ecology of the submerged aquatic weed Cabomba caroliniana (ABSTRACT ONLY)
255Nigrospora oryzae, a potential bio-control agent for giant Parramatta grass (Sporobolus fertilis) in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
256Hindsight is 20/20: improved biological control of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) for seasonally dry regions (ABSTRACT ONLY)
256Surveys for herbivores of Casuarina spp. in Australia for development as biological control agents in Florida, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
257Differential host preferences of Diorhabda elongata: implications for biological control of Tamarix (ABSTRACT ONLY)
257Hybridization potential of saltcedar leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata, ecotypes (ABSTRACT ONLY)
258A survey for fungal pathogens with potential for biocontrol of exotic woody Fabaceae in Argentina (ABSTRACT ONLY)
258Pathogens as potential classical biological control agents for alligator weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides (ABSTRACT ONLY)
259Applied biocontrol, a landscape comparison of two Dalmatian toadflax agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
259Survey of European natural enemies of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
260Climate matching and field ecology of Australian bluebell creeper (ABSTRACT ONLY)
263The importance of molecular tools in classical biological control of weeds: two case studies with yellow starthistle candidate biocontrol agents
270Fungal pathogens of Schinus terebinthifolius fro Brazil as potential classical biological control agents
278Testing the efficacy of specialist herbivores to control Lepidium draba in combination with different management practices
283Assessing herbivore impact on a highly plastic annual vine
287The disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae and the biological control of Buddleja davidii
292Quarantine evaluation of Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Harold) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent of tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, in Virginia, USA
301The insect fauna of Chondrilla juncea L. (Asteraceae) in Bulgaria and preliminary studies of Schinia cognata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as a potential biological control agent
306Biological control of aquatic weeds by Plectosporium alismatis, a potential mycoherbicide in Australian rice crops: comparison of liquid culture media for their ability to produce high yields of desiccation-tolerant propagules
311Feeding and oviposition tests refute host-herbivore relationship between Fragaria spp. and Abia sericea, a candidate for biological control of Dipsacus spp.
317The cereal rust mite, Abacarus hystrix, cannot be used for biological control of quackgrass
321Refining methods to improve pre-release risk assessment of prospective agents: the case of Ceratapion basicorne
328Host-specificity testing on Leipothrix dipsacivagus (Acari: Eriophyidae), a candidate for biological control of Dipsacus spp.
333Impact of larval and adult feeding of Psylliodes chalcomera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle)
340Syphraea uberabensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) potential agent for biological control of Tibouchina herbacea (Melastomataceae) in the archipelago of Hawaii, USA
345Host-specificity testing of Prospodium transformans (Uredinales: Uropyxidaceae), a biological control agent for use against Tecoma stans var. stans (Bignoniaceae)
349Study on the herbicidal activity of vulculic acid from Nimbya alternantherae
353Impact of natural enemies on the potential damage of Hydrellia sp. (Diptera: Ephydridae) on Egeria densa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
353Optimization of water activity and placement of ‘Pesta-Pseudomonas fluorescens BRG100’– biocontrol of green foxtail (ABSTRACT ONLY)
354Biological control of Imperata cylindrica in West Africa using fungal pathogens (ABSTRACT ONLY)
354Towards to study of the sunflower broomrape fungi disease in Georgia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
355Ecological basis for biological control of Arundo donax in California (ABSTRACT ONLY)
355Impact of Ischnodemus variegatus (Hemiptera: Blissidae) on the invasive grass Hymenachne amplexicaulis in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
356Biology and host specificity of Puccinia arechavaletae, a potential agent for the biocontrol of Cardiospermum grandiflorum (ABSTRACT ONLY)
356Potential for host-specific biological control agents at population/subspecies level? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
357Combined effects of herbicides and rust fungi on Rumex obtusifolius (ABSTRACT ONLY)
357Host-specificity and potential of Kokujewia ectrapela Konow for the control of Rumex spp. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
358Corynespora cassiicola f. sp. benghalensis, a new natural enemy of Commelina benghalensis: infection parameters (ABSTRACT ONLY)
358Growth and phenology of three Lythraceae species in relation to feeding by the leaf beetles, Galerucella spp. (ABSTRACT ONLY)
359Diclidophlebia smithi (Hemiptera, Psylloidea): a potential biocontrol agent for Miconia calvescens (ABSTRACT ONLY)
359Potential use of Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae as a biocontrol agent of Acacia longifolia in Portugal (ABSTRACT ONLY)
360Is Prosopis meeting its match in Baringo? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
360Supplementary host-specificity testing of Puccinia melampodii, a biocontrol agent of Parthenium hysterophorus (ABSTRACT ONLY)
361A lace bug as biological control agent of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae): an unusual choice (ABSTRACT ONLY)
361Potential biological control of Lantana camara in the Galapagos using the rust Puccinia lantanae (ABSTRACT ONLY)
362Biology and host specificity of Puccinia conoclinii for biocontrol of Campuloclinium macrocephalum in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
362Status of tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, in Virginia, USA and quarantine evaluation of Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Harold) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent (ABSTRACT ONLY)
363Host use by the biological control agent Longitarsus jacobaeae among closely related plant species? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
363Towards predicting establishment of Longitarsus bethae, root-feeding flea beetle introduced into South Africa for potential release against Lantana camara (ABSTRACT ONLY)
364Host-specificity testing the French broom psyllid Arytinnis hakani (Loginova) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
364Prospects for the biocontrol of Banana Passionfruit in New Zealand with a Septoria leaf pathogen (ABSTRACT ONLY)
365Novel preliminary host-specificity testing of Endophyllum osteospermi (Uredinales) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
365Potential of Ustilago sporoboli-indici for biological control of five invasive Sporobolus grasses in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
369Regulation of biological weed control agents in Europe: results of the EU Policy Support Action REBECA
376Avoiding tears before bedtime: how biological control researchers could undertake better dialogue with their communities
384Field release of the rust fungus Puccinia spegazzinii to control Mikania micrantha in India: protocols and raising awareness
390What every biocontrol researcher should know about the public
395Is the ‘Code of Best Practices’ helping to make biological control of weeds less risky? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
395The new quarantine facility, St. Paul, MN, USA (ABSTRACT ONLY)
396A quarter of a century of contributions from the FDWSRU in biological control of weeds (ABSTRACT ONLY)
396Biological control of weeds at the USDA-ARS-SABCL in Argentina: history and current program (ABSTRACT ONLY)
397Protocol for projects on classical biological control of weeds with insects (ABSTRACT ONLY)
397Weed biological control evaluation process in the United States – past and present (ABSTRACT ONLY)
398Biocontrol capacity of ARS research group in Central Asia and surrounding areas (ABSTRACT ONLY)
398USDA-ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory (ABSTRACT ONLY)
399Status of biological control in Australia, policy and regulatory influences (ABSTRACT ONLY)
403The primacy of evolution in biological control
410Does phylogeny explain the host-choice behaviour of potential biological control agents for Brassicaceae weeds?
418Population structure of an inadvertently introduced biological control agent of toadflaxes: Brachypterolus pulicarius in North America
422Genetic analysis of native and introduced populations of Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Poaceae): implications for biological control
429The use of surrogate herbivores for the pre-release efficacy screening of biological control agents of Lepidium draba
435The evolutionary history of an invasive species: alligator weed, Alternanthera philoxoides
443Landscape genetics and climatic associations of flea beetle lineages and implications for biological control of tansy ragwort
448Genetic characterization of the whitetop collar gall weevil, Ceutorhynchus assimilis, enhances its potential as biological control agent (ABSTRACT ONLY)
448Pinpointing the origin of North American invasive Vincetoxicum spp. using phylogeographical markers (ABSTRACT ONLY)
449Morphological and genetic methods to differentiate and track strains of Phoma clematidina on Clematis in New Zealand (ABSTRACT ONLY)
449Population genetics of invasive North American diffuse and spotted knapweed (Centaurea diffusa and C. stoebe) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
450Polyploidy, life cycle, herbivory and invasion success: work on Centaurea maculosa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
450Use of morphometrics and multivariate analysis for classification of Diorhabda ecotypes from the old World (ABSTRACT ONLY)
451Specificity and plant host phenology: the case of Gephyraulus raphanistri (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
451Why are there no species-specific natural enemies for giant hogweed? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
452Comparative invasion histories of Australians invading South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
455Opportunities and constraints for the biological control of weeds in Europe
463Could Fallopia japonica be the first target for classical weed biocontrol in Europe?
470Biological control of Rumex species in Europe: opportunities and constraints
476Opportunities for classical biological control of weeds in European overseas territories
484Weed biological control regulation in Europe: boring but important
489Field evaluation of Fusarium oxysporum as a biocontrol agent for Orobanche ramose (ABSTRACT ONLY)
489Potential for biological control of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides in Europe (ABSTRACT ONLY)
490Alien poisonous weeds: a challenge for a biological control of weeds program in Europe (ABSTRACT ONLY)
490Using augmentative biocontrol against Euphorbia esula: an innovative program in France (ABSTRACT ONLY)
491The biological control of Impatiens glandulifera Royle (ABSTRACT ONLY)
495Release strategies in weed biocontrol: how well are we doing and is there room for improvement?
503Feeding impacts of a leafy spurge biological control agent on a native plant, Euphorbia robusta
507Variation in the efficacy of a mycoherbicide and two synthetic herbicide alternatives
512Ten years after the release of the water hyacinth mirid Eccritotarsus catarinensis in South Africa: what have we learned?
516Release and establishment of the Scotch broom seed beetle, Bruchidius villosus, in Oregon and Washington, USA
521Biological control of Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis) in Oregon
528Preliminary results of a survey on the role of arthropod rearing in classical weed biological control
535Beginning success of biological control of saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) in the southwestern USA
540Monitoring the rust fungus, Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis, for biological control of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)
545Is ragwort flea beetle (Longitarsus jacobaeae) performance reduced by high rainfall on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand?
552Host-range investigations of potential biological control agents of alien invasive hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) in the USA and Canada: an overview
558Azolla filiculoides Lamarck (Pteridophyta: Azollaceae) control in South Africa: a 10-year review
561Species pairs for the biological control of weeds: advantageous or unnecessary?
568Field studies of the biology of the moth Bradyrrhoa gilveolella (Treitschke) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a potential biocontrol agent for Chondrilla juncea
573The release and establishment of the tansy ragwort flea beetle in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana
577Factors affecting mass production of Duosporium yamadanum in rice grains
583Biological control of tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea, L.) by the cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae (CL) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), in the northern Rocky Mountains
589Establishment, spread and initial impacts of Gratiana boliviana (Chrysomelidae) on Solanum viarum in Florida
594Dissemination and impacts of the fungal pathogen, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. miconiae, on the invasive alien tree, Miconia calvescens, in Tahiti (South Pacific
601One agent is usually sufficient for successful biological control of weeds
607Evaluating implementation success for seven seed head insects on Centaurea solstitialis in California, USA
614The ragweed leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Russia: current distribution, abundance and implication for biological control of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
620Long-term field evaluation on Mecinus janthinus releases against Dalmatian toadflax in Montana (USA)
625Post-release evaluation of invasive plant biological control agents in BC using IAPP, a novel database management platform
631Benefits to New Zealand’s native flora from the successful biological control of mistflower (Ageratina riparia) (ABSTRACT ONLY)
631Monitoring of ground cover post release of Aphthona nigriscutis near Lander, Wyoming (ABSTRACT ONLY)
632Are nutrients limiting the successful biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, in South Africa? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
632Tracking population outbreaks: impact and quality of Aphthona flea beetles on leafy spurge at two spatial scales (ABSTRACT ONLY)
633Influence of release size on the establishment and impact of a biocontrol root weevil (ABSTRACT ONLY)
633Spatial evaluation of weed infestation and bioagent efficacy: an evolution in monitoring technique (ABSTRACT ONLY)
634Development of Mycoleptodiscus terrestris as a biological control agent of Hydrilla  (ABSTRACT ONLY)
634Molecular characterization of Striga mycoherbicides ‘Fusarium oxysporum strains’: evidence for a new forma specialis (ABSTRACT ONLY)
635Prioritizing candidate biocontrol agents for garlic mustard based on their potential effect on weed demography (ABSTRACT ONLY)
635The accidentally introduced Canada thistle mite Aceria anthocoptes in the western USA: utilization of native Cirsium thistles? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
636Efficacy of the seed feeding bruchid beetle, Sulcobruchus subsuturalis, in the biological control of Caesalpinia decapetala in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
636Formulation of Colletotrichum truncatum into complex coacervate — biocontrol of scentless chamomile, Matricaria perforata (ABSTRACT ONLY)
637Field studies of the biology of the moth Bradyrrhoa gilveolella (Treitschke) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a potential biocontrol agent for Chondrilla juncea  (ABSTRACT ONLY, Full article pg. 468)
637Release of additional strains of the rust, Phragmidium violaceum, to enhance blackberry biocontrol in Australia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
638Impact of the bridal creeper rust fungus, Puccinia myrsiphylli (ABSTRACT ONLY)
638Overview of the biological control of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in the Old World (ABSTRACT ONLY)
639Trichopria columbiana — a pupal parasite of the Hydrellia spp. introduced for the management of hydrilla (ABSTRACT ONLY)
639What is responsible for the low establishment of the bridal creeper leaf beetle in Australia? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
640Introduction, specificity and establishment of Tetranychus lintearius for biological control of gorse in Chile (ABSTRACT ONLY)
640Were ineffective agents selected for the biological control of skeletonweed in North America? A post-release analysis (ABSTRACT ONLY)
641Biological control of the ivy gourd, Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae), in the Mariana Islands (ABSTRACT ONLY)
641Confirming host-specificity predictions for Oxyops vitiosa, a biological control agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (ABSTRACT ONLY)
642from invasive to fixed-in-place: the transformation of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida (ABSTRACT ONLY)
642Quantifying the impact of biological control: what have we learned from the bridal creeper-rust fungus system? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
643Long-term field evaluation on Mecinus janthinus releases against Dalmatian toadflax in Montana (USA) (ABSTRACT ONLY, Full article on pg. 620)
643Population dynamics and long-term effects of Galerucella spp. on purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, and non-target native plant communities in Minnesota (ABSTRACT ONLY)
644Are seed feeding insects adequately controlling yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in the western USA? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
644Midges and wasps gain tarsus hold — successful release strategies for two Hieracium biocontrol agents (ABSTRACT ONLY)
645Impact of the rust fungus Uromycladium tepperianum on the invasive tree, Acacia saligna, in South Africa: 15 years of monitoring (ABSTRACT ONLY)
645Success at what price? Establishment, spread and impact of Pareuchaetes insulata on Chromolaena odorata in South Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
649Integration of biological control into weed management strategies
655Biological control of Melaleuca quinquenervia: goal-based assessment of success
665Hydrilla verticillata threatens South African waters
669Status of the biological control of banana poka, Passiflora mollissima (aka P. tarminiana) in Hawaii
676A cooperative research model — biological control of Parkinsonia aculeata and Landcare groups in northern Australia
680A global view of the future of biological control of gorse, Ulex europaeus L.
687Assigning success in biological weed control: what do we really mean?
693Combination of a mycoherbicide with selected chemical herbicides for control of Euphorbia heterophylla
699Sustainable management based on biological control and ecological restoration of an alien invasive weed, Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae) in China
704Factors affecting success and failure of Diorhabda ‘elongata’ releases for control of Tamarix spp. in western North America (ABSTRACT ONLY)
704Trans-Atlantic opportunities for collaboration on classical biological control of weeds with plant pathogens (ABSTRACT ONLY)
705Advances in Striga mycoherbicide research and development: implications and future perspective for Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
705Multispectral satellite remote sensing of water hyacinth at small extents — a monitoring tool? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
706Innovative tools for the transfer of invasive plant management technology (ABSTRACT ONLY)
706Physiological age-grading techniques to assess reproductive status of insect biocontrol agents of aquatic plants (ABSTRACT ONLY)
707Induced resistance in plants — friend or foe to biological control? (ABSTRACT ONLY)
707Use of multi-attribute utility analysis for the identification of aquatic plant restoration sites (ABSTRACT ONLY)
708Integrated weed control using a retardant dose of glyphosate: a new management tool for water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
708Turning the tide — using the sterile insect technique to mitigate an unwanted weed biocontrol agent (ABSTRACT ONLY)
709Avoiding biotic interference with weed biocontrol insects in Hawaii (ABSTRACT ONLY)
709Sustainable management based on biological control and ecological restoration of an alien invasive weed, Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae) in China  (ABSTRACT ONLY, Full article on pg. 699)
710Biological control of emerging weeds in South Africa: an effective strategy to halt alien plant invasions at an early stage (ABSTRACT ONLY)
710Routine use of molecular tools in Australian weed biological control programmes involving pathogens (ABSTRACT ONLY)
711A cooperative approach to biological control of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Africa (ABSTRACT ONLY)
711An ecological approach to aquatic plant management (ABSTRACT ONLY)
712Biological control of Asparagus asparagoides may favour other exotic species (ABSTRACT ONLY)
712The past, present, and future of biologically based weed management on rangeland watersheds in the western United States (ABSTRACT ONLY)
713An adaptive management model for the biological control of water hyacinth (ABSTRACT ONLY)
713Monitoring garlic mustard populations in anticipation of future biocontrol release (ABSTRACT ONLY)
717Feasibility of biological control of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) a noxious and highly allergenic weed in Europe
720Rearing insects
721Correction to a paper published in the PROC. ON THE XI INT. SYMP. ON BC WEEDS, Canberra Australia, page 121: Population structure, ploidy levels and allelopathy of Centaurea maculosa and C. diffusa in North America and Eurasia
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3Pre-release Studies and Release of the Grasshopper Cornops aquaticum in South Africa – a New Biological Control Agent for Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes
14Australia’s Newest Quarantine for Weed Biological Control
20Host Specificity of an Italian Population of Cosmobaris scolopacea (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Candidate for the Biological Control of Salsola tragus (Chenopodiaceae)
26Biological Control of Chilean Needle Grass (Nassella neesiana, Poaceae) in Australasia: Completion of Host Range Testing
33Finding the Weapons of Biomass Destruction—Identifying Potential Biological Control Agents by Applying Principles of Chemical Co-Evolution
34Molecular Analysis of Host-Specificity in Plant-Feeding Insects: Phylogenetics and Phylogeography of Fergusonina Flies on Australian Paperbarks
35Selection of Test Plant Lists for Weed Biological Control with Molecular and Biochemical Data
36Successfully Eliminating Parasitic Gregarines from Neolema ogloblini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) – a Biological Control Agent for Tradescantia fluminensis (Commelinaceae)
37Metabolic Profiling: A New Tool in the Prediction of Host-Specificity in Classical Biological Control of Weeds?
38Individual Variation in Insect Response Causes Misleading Interpretation of Host Specificity Tests
39Simulated Herbivory May Underestimate the Effects of Natural Herbivory: A Case Study with Dyer’s Woad
40Does Nitrogen Influence Host Choice by a Biological Control Insect?
41Neoclassical Biological Control: Will the Introduction of a New Association Contribute to the Control of Myriophyllum spicatum in South Africa?
42A Review of Interactions between Insect and Fungal Biological Control Agents of Water Hyacinth and Our Recent Studies
43Host-Specificity Testing of Liothrips tractabilis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent for Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) in South Africa
44Developing Biological Control for Common and Glossy Buckthorn
45Evaluating the Potential for Biological Control of Swallow-Worts (Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum) in Eastern North America
46Laboratory and Open-Field Tests on Abia sericea (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) – a Candidate for Biological Control of Teasels (Dipsacus spp.)
47Biology and Fundamental Host Range of the Stem Boring Weevil Apocnemidophorus pipitzi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent for Brazilian Peppertree
48Biology, Host Specificity, and Larval Impact of Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A Promising Biological Control Agent of Swallow-Worts (Vincetoxicum) in North America
49Phenotypes of Common Crupina (Crupina vulgaris), Synchronization of Bolting, and Yield Effects of Leaf Removal and Inoculation by Ramularia crupinae
50An Update on Biological Control of Invasive Hawkweeds in North America
51Searching for New Potential Agents for an Old Problem: Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
52Field Garden Experiments to Assess the Host Specificity of Aceria solstitialis (Acari: Eriophyoidea), Potential Biological Control Agent for Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae)
53Open Field Experiment to Assess the Host Specificity of Lixus cardui (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a Potential Candidate for Biological Control of Onopordum acanthium (Asteraceae)
54Targeting Ecotypes of Hydrellia lagarosiphon in Pre-Release Studies Using Adult Longevity, Reproductive Performance and Temperature Tolerance
55Developing Biological Control for Perennial Pepperweed in the U.S.: Progress So Far
56What’s Been Happening in Our Containment Facility? The Old and the New
58Biological Control of Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata, with the Root and Crown-Boring Weevil Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis
59Pre-release Efficacy Assessments of the Leaf-Mining Fly Hydrellia lagarosiphon, a Candidate Biological Control Agent of the Submerged Weed Lagarosiphon major
60Biology and Preliminary Host Range of Hydrellia lagarosiphon, a Potential Biological Control Agent against Lagarosiphon major
61Host Range of Two Chrysomelid Beetles, Zygogramma signatipennis and Z. piceicollis, Biological Control Candidates for Tithonia rotundifolia
62Biological Control of Silvery Threadmoss (Bryum argenteum) in Turfgrass, Nursery Crops, and Hardscapes
63Estimating Density Dependent Impacts of the Arundo Scale, Biological Control Agent for the Invasive Giant Reed
64Morphological and Molecular Identification of White Blister Rust Collected from Perennial Pepperweed in Nevada and California
65Preference and Damage by the Stem-Boring Moth, Digitivalva delaireae – a Potential Biological Control Agent of Cape-Ivy, Delairea odorata, on its Two Varieties in California, USA
66Potential of the Seed-Feeding Weevil Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis for Biological Control of Balloon Vine Cardiospermum grandiflorum in South Africa
67Artificial Diet for Completing Development of Internal Feeding Insects of Plant Stems and Roots as an Aid for Foreign Exploration
68First Insect Agents Evaluated for the Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in South Africa
69Host Specificity Testing of Archanara geminipuncta and A. neurica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Candidates for Biological Control of Phragmites australis (Poaceae)
70Foreign Exploration and Host Testing of Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) Biological Control Agents
71Foreign Exploration and Host Testing of Chinese Tallow Biological Control Agents
72Performance of Hydrellia pakistanae (Diptera: Ephydridae) and Hydrellia sp. on the South African Biotype of Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae)
75Why the New Zealand Regulatory System for Introducing New Biological Control Agents Works
84Australia’s Current Approval Procedures for Biological Control with Particular Reference to its Biological Control Act
89How Specific is Specific Enough? – Case Studies of Three Rust Species under Evaluation for Weed Biological Control in Australia
97Weed Biological Control in Europe: A Reality
98Successes We Might Never Have Had: A Retrospective Comparison of Predicted Versus Realized Host Range of Established Weed Biological Control Agents in North America
99Recent Issues and New Challenges Regarding the Permitting of New Weed Biological Control Agents
103The Case for Biological Control of Exotic African Grasses in Australia and USA Using Introduced Detritivores
112Rhizaspidiotus donacis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), an Armored Scale Released for Biological Control of Giant Reed, Arundo donax
119Fergusonina turneri/Fergusobia quinquenerviae (Diptera: Fergusoninidae/Nematoda: Tylenchida: Sphaerulariidae), a Bud-Gall Fly and its Obligate Nematode Released for the Australian Paperbark Tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia
120Tetramesa romana (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a Parthenogenic Stem-Galling Wasp Released for Giant Reed, Arundo donax
123Biological Control of Senecio madagascariensis (fireweed) in Australia – a Long-Shot Target Driven by Community Support and Political Will
128Prospects for the Biological Control of Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum L.) in New Zealand
138The Use of Ascochyta caulina Phytotoxins for the Control of Common Ragweed
142Biological Control of Hygrophila: Foreign Exploration for Candidate Natural Enemies
153Biological Control of Rubus alceifolius (Rosaceae) in La Réunion Island (Indian Ocean): From Investigations on the Plant to the Release of the Biological Control Agent Cibdela janthina (Argidae)
161Beyond the Lottery Model: Challenges in the Selection of Target and Control Organisms for Biological Weed Control
162Bottom-Up Effects on Top-Down Regulation of a Floating Aquatic Plant by Two Weevil Species: The Context-Specific Nature of Biological Control
163Predicting Parasitism of Weed Biological Control Agents
164Learning from Experience: Two Weed Biological Control Programs with Rust Fungi Compared
166Potential Benefits of Sourcing Biological Control Agents from a Weed’s Exotic Range
167Plant-Mediated Interactions among Herbivores: Considerations for Implementing Weed Biological Control Programs
168The Use of Chemical Ecology to Improve Pre-Release and Post-Release Host Range Assessments for Potential and Released Biological Control Agents of Cynoglossum officinale
169Shooting Straight: What Weeds Should We Target Next?
170Does Rise and Fall of Garlic Mustard Eliminate the Need for Biological Control?
171Unravelling the Identity of Tamarix in South Africa and its Potential as a Target for Biological Control
172Origins and Diversity of Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea) from Three Continents
173Comparing the Population Biology of Isatis tinctoria in its Native Eurasian and Introduced North American Range under Different Experimental Treatments
174Invasive Exotic Plant Species in Tennessee, USA: Potential Targets for Biological Control
175Genetic Variation in a Biological Control Target Weed: The Strawberry Guava Species Complex
176Demographic Matrix Model for Swallow-Wort (Vincetoxicum spp.)
177How Many Species of Salsola tumbleweeds (Russian Thistle) Occur in the Western USA?
178An Initial Focus on Biological Control Agents for the Forest Invasive Species Prosopis juliflora in the Dry Zone of Myanmar
179Potential for the Biological Control of Crassula helmsii in the U.K.
180The Road Less Taken: A Classical Biological Control Project Operated Through an NGO
181A Reassessment of the Use of Plant Pathogens for Classical Biological Control of Tradescantia fluminensis in New Zealand
182European Insects as Potential Biological Control Agents for Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in Canada and the United States
183The Potential for the Biological Control of Himalayan Balsam Using the Rust Pathogen Puccinia cf. komarovii: Opportunities for Europe and North America
184The Scotch Broom Gall Mite: Accidental Introduction to Classical Biological Control Agent?
185The Impact of the Milfoil Weevil Eubrychius velutus on the Growth of Myriophyllum spicatum and Other Watermilfoils Native to Europe
186Field Explorations in Anatolia for the Selection of Specific Biological Control Agents for Onopordum acanthium (Asteraceae)
187Potential Biological Control of Invasive Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
188Abrostola clarissa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a New Potential Biological Control Agent for Invasive Swallow-Worts, Vincetoxicum rossicum and V. nigrum
189Suitability of Using Introduced Hydrellia spp. for Management of Monoecious Hydrilla verticillata
190Natural Enemies of Floating Marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides) in the Southern USA
191Can We Optimize Native-Range Survey Effort through Space and Time?
192Potential Agent Psectrosema noxium (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Kazakhstan for Saltcedar Biological Control in USA
193Fungi Pathogenic on Paederia spp. from Northern Thailand as Potential Biological Control Agents for Skunkvine Paederia foetida (Rubiaceae)
194Preliminary Surveys for Natural Enemies of the North American Native Delta Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla, Alismataceae), an Invasive Species in Australia
195Prospects for Biological Control of Berberis darwinii (Berberidaceae) in New Zealand: What are its Seed Predators in its Native Chilean Range?
196Surveys for Potential Biological Control Agents for Pereskia aculeata: Selection of the Most Promising Potential Agents
197Predicting the Feasibility and Cost of Weed Biological Control
198USDA-ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory
199Potential Biological Control Agents of Skunkvine, Paederia foetida (Rubiaceae), Recently Discovered in Thailand and Laos
200Towards Biological Control of Swallow-Worts: The Ugly, the Bad and the Good
201Genetic and Behavioral Differences among Purported Species of Trichosirocalus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for Biological Control of Thistles (Asteraceae: Cardueae)
202Survey of Dispersal and Genetic Variability of Tectococcus ovatus (Heteroptera: Eriococcidae) in the Regions of Natural Occurrence of Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae)
203Arundo donax – Giant Reed
204Foreign Exploration for Biological Control Agents of Giant Reed, Arundo donax
206Weeds of Hawaii’s Lands Devoted to Watershed Protection and Biodiversity Conservation: Role of Biological Control as the Missing Piece in an Integrated Pest Management Strategy
211Biology, Field Release and Monitoring of the Rust Fungus Puccinia spegazzinii (Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae), a Biological Control Agent of Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae) in Papua New Guinea and Fiji
218The Invasive Alien Tree Falcataria moluccana: Its Impacts and Management
224Effective Biological Control Programs for Invasive Plants on Guam
230Releases of Natural Enemies in Hawaii since 1980 for Classical Biological Control of Weeds
243Gall Nematode of Miconia: A Potential Classical Biological Control Agent for Weedy Melastomataceae
244Lepidopterans as Potential Agents for the Biological Control of Miconia calvescens
245Can Wild Gingers Ever be Tamed? The Search for Natural Enemies Hots up
246Determining the Origin of African Tulip Tree, Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae), Populations in the Pacific Region Using Genetic Techniques
247Managing Miconia calvescens in Hawaii: Biology and Host Specificity of Cryptorhynchus melastomae, a Potential Biological Control Agent
248Biological Control for Management of Cane Tibouchina and Other Weedy Melastome Species in Hawaii
249Biological Control of Solanum mauritianum: South African Experiences and Prospects for the Pacific Islands
250Future Prospects for Biological Control of Weeds in Fiji Islands
251Defoliation and Leaf-Rolling by Salbia lotanalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Attacking Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae)
252Survey for Natural Enemies of Bocconia frutescens in Costa Rica
254Integrating Biological Control and Native Plantings to Restore Sites Invaded by Mile-A-Minute Weed, Persicaria perfoliata, in the Mid-Atlantic USA
262Rehabilitation of Melaleuca-Invaded Natural Areas through Biological Control: A Slow but Steady Process
268Twenty-five Years of Biological Control of Saltcedar (Tamarix: Tamaricaceae) in the Western USA: Emphasis Texas – 1986-2011a
276Tamarix Biological Control and the Restoration of Riparian Ecosystems
277Searching for Microbial Biological Control Candidates for Invasive Grasses: Coupling Expanded Field Research with Strides in Biotechnology and Grassland Restoration
278The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher – Saltcedar/Willow – Saltcedar Biological Control Debate: Popular Concepts – How Realistic?
280Biological Control as a Tool in Restoration and Conservation Programs and for Reducing Wildfire Risk
281Benign Effects of a Retardant Dose of Glyphosate on the Biological Control Agents of Water Hyacinth and Amphibians
282Hydrilla Integrated Pest Management Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Project (Hydrilla IPM RAMP)
283Biological Control of Old World Climbing Fern by Neomusotima conspurcatalis in Florida: Post-Release Impact Assessment and Agent Monitoring
286Ecological Data Key to Building Successful Biocontrol Programs: A Case Study Using Chrysochus asclepiadeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Against Vincetoxicum spp. (Apocynaceae)
294Evidence of Rapid Evolution from Weed Biological Control Introductions
295Polyploidy and Invasion Success in Spotted Knapweed, Centaurea stoebe: Specialist Herbivores as Drivers of Invasions and Effective Control Agents?
296The Roles of Demography and Genetics in the Founding of New Populations
297Evolutionary Interactions between the Invasive Tallow Tree and Herbivores: Implications for Biological Control
298The Evolutionary Response of Lythrum salicaria to Biological Control: Linking Patterns in Plant Evolution and Management Efficacy
299Regarding the Role of New Host Associations in the Success of Cactoblastis cactorum as Both a Biological Control Agent and Invasive Species
300Multitrophic Interactions in Biological Control: Evaluating Shifts in the Competitive Ability of Lagarosiphon major as Influenced by Herbivory and Parasitism
301Searching for the Signal of Competition in Plant-Mediated Interactions among Coexisting Gall Insects on Broad-Leaved Paperbark
302Biological Control, Prey Subsidies, and Food Webs: One Plant, Two Insects, and Two Outcomes
303Who is Controlling Knapweed? A Genetic Investigation of Larinus spp. in a Successful Biological Control Program for Knapweed in Canada
304Hares or Tortoises? How to Choose an Optimally Dispersing Biological Control Agent
305The Evolution of Invasiveness: Testing the EICA Hypothesis with Three Weeds of Hawaiian Forests
306How Will Predicted Climate Change Affect Weed Biological Control in New Zealand?
307Modeling Current and Future Climate to Predict the Spread of Invasive Knotweeds and their Biological Control Agent in Western North America
308Mapping Giant Reed along the Rio Grande Using Airborne and Satellite Imagery
309Effects of Drought on the Biological Control of Spotted Knapweed
310Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae), an Alien Invasive Weed for Greece and Southern Europe, and its Newly Discovered Endemic Natural Enemies
311Microsatellites Uncover Multiple Introductions of Clonal Giant Reed (Arundo donax) in the New World
312Utility of Microsatellite Markers from the Wheat Genetic Map in the Genome of Medusahead Rye (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)
313The Interaction between Drought and Herbivory by a Biological Control Agent on Populations of the Invasive Shrub Tamarix sp.
314Post-Introduction Evolution in the Biological Control Agent Longitarsus jacobaeae
315Eurasian Watermilfoil Phenology and Endophyte Abundance and Diversity
316Herbivore-Induced Plant Defenses and Biological Control of Invasive Plants
317Comparison of Native and Invasive Populations of Taeniatherum caput-medusae ssp. asperum (medusahead): Evidence for Multiple Introductions, Source Populations and Founder Effects
318Morphological and Genetic Differentiation among Subspecies of Taeniatherum caput-medusae: Disentangling Taxonomic Complexity in the Native Range
319Biological Control of Ambrosia artemisiifolia: Learning from the Past
320Effect of Nitrogen Addition on Population Establishment of the Arundo Armored Scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis
321Stenopelmus rufinasus Proves to be an Excellent Azolla Taxonomist
322What do Chloroplast Sequences Tell us about the Identity of Guinea Grass, an Invasive Poaceae in the Southern United States?
323Evolutionary Insights from the Invasion of Greece by Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae): Implications for Biological Control
325Ploidy Level and Genome Size of Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum (Apocynaceae), Two Invasive Vines in North America
326Interactions between the Biological Control Agents of Diffuse Knapweed in Southern British Columbia, Canada
327Endophytes Associated with Cirsium arvense and their Influence on its Biological Control
328Dispersal and Impact of Larinus minutus among Centaurea diffusa Patches in Alberta, Canada
329Hybrid Weeds! Agent Biotypes!: Montana’s Ever-Evolving Toadflax Biological Control Soap Opera
332The Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Case, What Makes a Good Biological Control Target: The Intersection of Science, Perspectives, Policy and Regulation
340Public Engagement with Biological Control of Invasive Plants: The State of the Question
346Outreach Challenges for Biological Control in Hawaii
349The Role of Implementation in Weed Biological Control in South Africa
351“Of Miconia and Men”: The Story of a Scientifically and Socially Successful Biological Control Program in Tahiti, French Polynesia
352Russian Olive – a Suitable Target for Classical Biological Control in North America?
353The Economics of Classical Biological Control: A Meta-Analysis of Historic Literature and Suggested Framework for Future Studies
354Biological Control of Strawberry Guava in Hawaiian Forests
355The Economic Benefits of TSA Biological Control
356Is Post Hoc Development of Risk Management in Weed Biological Control Too Late? Lessons Learned from Cactoblastis cactorum
357Biological Control as a Tool to Mitigate Economic Impacts of Facilitative Ecological Interactions between the Giant Reed and Cattle Fever Ticks
360One Hundred Years of Biological Control of Weeds in Australia
368Revisiting Release Strategies in Biological Control of Weeds: Are We Using Enough Releases?
377Factors Contributing to the Failure of the Biological Control Agent, Falconia intermedia (Miridae: Hemiptera), on Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa
389Host Specificity and Impacts of Platyptilia isodactyla (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), a Biological Control Agent for Jacobaea vulgaris (Asteraceae) in Australia and New Zealand
400Successful Biological Control of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) by the Gall Fly Cecidochares connexa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Papua New Guinea
409Host Specificity Testing, Release and Successful Establishment of the Broom Gall Mite (Aceria genistae) in Australia and New Zealand for the Biological Control of Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
417Observational Monitoring of Biological Control vs. Herbicide to Suppress Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) for Eight Years
423Effective Landscape Scale Management of Cirsium arvense (Canada Thistle) Utilizing Biological Control
429Status of Biological Control of the Shrub Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on the Island of Hawaii
435An Overview of Biological Control of Weeds in Tasmania
451Spatial Monitoring of the Dispersal, Target and Non-Target Impact of the Unintentionally Introduced Biological Control Agent Mogulones cruciger in the Northwestern USA
452Temporary Spillover? Patch-Level Nontarget Attack by the Biological Control Weevil Mogulones crucifer
453Avoid Rejecting Safe Agents – What More Do We Need to Know? St. John’s Wort in New Zealand as a Case Study
454Predicting Success? A Tale of Two Midges
455Biological Control of Musk Thistle in the Southeastern United States: A 20-year Assessment of Benefits and Risks
456Differences in Growth and Herbivore Resistance in Hybrid Populations of the Invasive Tree Tamarisk (Tamarix sp.) in the Western United States
457Estimating Target and Non-Target Effects of Diorhabda carinulata, a Biological Control Agent of Tamarix in North America
458Impact of the Heather Beetle (Lochmaea suturalis), a Biological Control Agent for Heather (Calluna vulgaris), in New Zealand
459The Release, Establishment and Impact of Yellow Starthistle Rust in California
460Factors Affecting the Biological Control of Leucaena leucocephala in South Africa
461Is a Regional Interagency, Multi-Year, Multi-System Post-Release Impact Assessment Program Possible?
462The Possible Use of Two Endemic Natural Enemies for Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Biological Control in the USA
463Long-Term Control of Leafy Spurge, Euphorbia esula, by the Flea Beetle Aphthona nigriscutis
464Drought Stress on Two Tamarisk Populations (Wyoming and Montana) in Containment: Effects on Diorhabda carinulata Survival and Adult Size
465Dispersal, Infection and Resistance Factors Affecting Biological Control of Creeping Thistle by Puccinia punctiformis
466A Tale of Two Strains: a Comparison of Two Populations of Eccritotarsus catarinensis, a Biological Control Agent of Water Hyacinth in South Africa
467Disease Development Cycle of Canada Thistle Rust
468Local Spatial Structure of Dalmatian Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) and its Effect on Attack by the Stem-Mining Weevil (Mecinus janthinus) in the Northwestern United States
469Differences between Plant Traits and Biological Control Agent Resistance in Rush Skeletonweed Genotypes in North America
470Inundative Release of Aphthona spp. Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a Biological “Herbicide” on Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) in Riparian Areas
471Population Dynamics and Impacts of the Red-Headed Leafy Spurge Stem Borer on Leafy Spurge
472Impact of Pre-Dispersal Seed Predation on Seedling Recruitment by Yellow Starthistle in California
473Early Season Aggregation Behavior in Adult Larinus minutus, an Introduced Phytophage of Centaurea spp. in North America
474Predicting How Fast and Invading Weed Biological Control Agent Will Disperse
475Determining the Efficacy of Larinus minutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Spotted Knapweed Biological Control: The Silver Bullet?
476Biological Control of Solanum viarum in the USA
477The Life History of Corythuca distincta, an Endemic Lace Bug on Canada Thistle in Wyoming
478The Release and Recovery of Bradyrrhoa gilveolella on Rush Skeletonweed in Southern Idaho
480Challenges to Establishing Diorhabda spp. for Biological Control of Saltcedars, Tamarix, in Texas
481Estimating Non-Target Effects: No Detectable, Short-Term Effect of Feeding by Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars on Growth and Reproduction of Senecio triangularis
482Monitoring Biological Control Agents and Leafy Spurge Populations along the Smith River in Montana, USA
483Implementing EDDMapS for Reporting and Mapping Biological Control Releases
484Dramatic Observations of Two Biological Control Agents of Clidemia hirta on Kauai
485Post Release Monitoring of a 2009 Release of Jaapiella ivannikovi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) for the Control of Russian Knapweed in Fremont County, Wyoming
486The Exceptional Lantana Lace Bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa
488Workshop Summary: Is Classical Biological Control a 20th Century “Old Science” Paradigm that is Losing its Way?
493Workshop report: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources under the Convention on Biological Diversity
496Workshop Report: Wild Gingers (Hedychium spp.)
497Workshop Report: Best Management Practices for Communication of Weed Biological Control
502Workshop Summary: Biological Control of Fireweed: Past, Present, and Future Directions

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Photos by Stephen Ausmus, USDA ARS (melaleuca leaf weevil, Oxyops vitiosa); Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture (Canada thistle stem gall fly, Urophora cardui); Scott Bauer, USDA ARS (salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae); Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture (yellow starthistle hairy weevil, Eustenopus villosus).