Benefits of Classical Biological Control for Managing Invasive Plants

Culliney, Thomas W.

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“…However, athel has not been evaluated as a host in the context of open-field releases of tamarisk beetles. Laboratory and field-cage based host preference results do not always accurately predict open field host range, due to the limitations of confined tests (Heard, 2000), and because climate, host quality, distances between hosts, predation and competition can influence field host ranges (Culliney, 2005;Sheppard et al, 2005). For example, the adventive leafhopper, Opsius stactogalus Fieber, can cause widespread damage to saltcedar foliage (Wiesenborn, 2003).…”

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Open field host selection and behavior by tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in biological control of exotic saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) and risks to non-target athel (T. aphylla) and native Frankenia spp.

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Open field host selection and behavior by tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in biological control of exotic saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) and risks to non-target athel (T. aphylla) and native Frankenia spp. Open field host selection and behavior by tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in biological control of exotic saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) and risks to non-target athel (T. aphylla) and native Frankenia spp. , an evergreen tree used for shade and as a windbreak in the southwestern U.S. and México, and occasionally feed on native Frankenia spp. plants. The ability of tamarisk beetles to establish on these potential field hosts was investigated in the field. In no-choice tests in bagged branches, beetle species from Crete and Sfax, Tunisia produced 30-45% as many egg masses and 40-60% as many larvae on athel as on saltcedar. In uncaged choice tests in south Texas, adult, egg mass and larval densities were 10-fold higher on saltcedar than on adjacent athel trees after 2 weeks, and damage by the beetles was 2-to 10-fold greater on saltcedar. At a site near Big Spring, in west-central Texas, adults, egg masses and 1st and 2nd instar larvae were 2-to 8-fold more abundant on saltcedar than on athel planted within a mature saltcedar stand being defoliated by Crete beetles, and beetles were 200-fold or less abundant or not found at all on Frankenia. At a site near Lovelock, Nevada, damage by beetles of a species collected from Fukang, China was 12-78% higher on saltcedar than on athel planted among mature saltcedar trees undergoing defoliation. The results demonstrate that 50-90% reduced oviposition on athel and beetle dispersal patterns within resident saltcedar limit the ability of Diorhabda spp. to establish populations and have impact on athel in the field. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Section: Host Specificity Testing Of Saltcedar Beetlesmentioning

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Open field host selection and behavior by tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in biological control of exotic saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) and risks to non-target athel (T. aphylla) and native Frankenia spp.

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“…Genetic diversity may be further reduced due to mortality in transit and inbreeding in quarantine. While many biological control agents have established, others have not been as successful (Debach and Rosen 1991;Pemberton 2000;Louda et al 2003;Culliney 2005). Loss of genetic diversity could be one factor limiting successful establishment of biological control agents.…”

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The genetic consequences of a demographic bottleneck in an introduced biological control insect

2010

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Population bottlenecks may result in the loss of genetic diversity, with potentially negative consequences for species of interest in conservation biology, including rare species, invasive species and biological control agents. We examined mtDNA sequence data and four variable microsatellite loci (SSRs) in the melaleuca psyllid Boreioglycaspis melaleucae, which was introduced from Australia to Florida as a biological control agent of the invasive plant Melaleuca quinquenervia. We sampled psyllids in the native and introduced ranges as well as individuals stored from the original founding population. There was a clear loss of mtDNA haplotype diversity, as well as a loss of rare microsatellite alleles, in the introduced range. However, there was little genetic differentiation between the home and introduced ranges, and no evidence for a genetic bottleneck based on an analysis of heterozygosity with the microsatellite markers. Overall, the data showed that the demographic bottleneck had a limited effect on the genetics of populations in the new range.

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“…Classical biological control is rarely contemplated even after the introduction of noxious weeds and damaging insects to new regions, although studies do continue to identify suitable biological control agents against introduced aquatic weeds that also occur in rice (Culliney, 2005). Classical biological control works at regional levels and is not specific to rice fields, although rice farmers are identified as beneficiaries of such programmes.…”

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Integrated pest management for sustainable rice cultivation: a holistic approach

Horgan¹

2017

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

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Benefits of Classical Biological Control for Managing Invasive Plants

Cited by 169 publications

References 138 publications

Open field host selection and behavior by tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in biological control of exotic saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) and risks to non-target athel (T. aphylla) and native Frankenia spp.

Open field host selection and behavior by tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in biological control of exotic saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) and risks to non-target athel (T. aphylla) and native Frankenia spp.

The genetic consequences of a demographic bottleneck in an introduced biological control insect

Integrated pest management for sustainable rice cultivation: a holistic approach

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