Effects of<i>Rhinoncomimus latipes</i>on the growth and reproduction of<i>Persicaria perfoliata,</i>an invasive plant in North America

Guo, Wenfeng; Li, Xiaoqiong; Guo, Xiaohui; Ding, Jianqing

doi:10.1080/09583157.2010.517604

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“…Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev is a host‐specific Asian weevil that was introduced to the United States in 2004 by the U.S. Forest Service as part of a classical biological control program against mile‐a‐minute weed (Wu et al ; Ding et al ). Weevil feeding damage reduces mile‐a‐minute weed growth and reproduction and decreases its competitive ability (Hough‐Goldstein et al 2008 b , 2009; Guo et al ; Lake et al ). The objectives of this experiment were to evaluate the effect of native plant competition, in combination with pre‐emergent herbicide and in the presence of R. latipes , on mile‐a‐minute weed and the associated plant community.…”

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Integrating Management Techniques to Restore Sites Invaded by Mile‐a‐Minute Weed, Persicaria perfoliata

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Hough-Goldstein

D’Amico

2013

Restoration Ecology

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Efforts to suppress an invasive weed are often undertaken with the goal of facilitating the recovery of a diverse native plant community. In some cases, however, reduction in the abundance of the target weed results in an increase in other exotic weeds. Mile‐a‐minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross (Polygonaceae)) is an annual vine from Asia that has invaded the eastern United States, where it can form dense monocultures. The host‐specific Asian weevil Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was first released in the United States in 2004 as part of a classical biological control program. At three sites invaded by mile‐a‐minute weed, biological control was integrated with pre‐emergent herbicide use and two densities of native plantings. After 2 years, native plant cover differed significantly and was greater than 80% in the plots with plantings and pre‐emergent herbicide but less than 30% in the planting treatments without herbicide. Where mile‐a‐minute cover decreased at the two sites with the greatest pressure from exotic plants, plots were dominated by another exotic weed, Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus, Japanese stiltgrass. The combination of biocontrol, pre‐emergent herbicide, and revegetation with native plants suppressed mile‐a‐minute weed, prevented invasion by Japanese stiltgrass, and increased the abundance of native plants. The selection of the management strategies used to control mile‐a‐minute weed determined the extent of recovery of the native plant community.

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Integrating Management Techniques to Restore Sites Invaded by Mile‐a‐Minute Weed, Persicaria perfoliata

Lake

Hough-Goldstein

D’Amico

2013

Restoration Ecology

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“…This species occurs over a wide geographic range in China (Ding et al 2004). Weevil populations originating in northeastern (Heilongjiang), central (Hubei), and southern (Hunan) provinces were assessed for their impact on P. perfoliata from China and from North America (Guo et al 2011). Weevils from Hunan Province were found to be most effective in reducing biomass and plant height of North American P. perfoliata, and the weevils introduced into North America originated from adults collected in Hunan Province (Hough-Goldstein et al 2009;Guo et al 2011).…”

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“…Franks et al 2008). If true for P. perfoliata, this makes it even more likely that an introduced host-specific insect could impact the population of invasive mile-a-minute weed in the U.S. North American populations of mile-a-minute were found to be shorter with lower biomass but higher seed output than Chinese populations and the specialist herbivore Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) had a greater effect on P. perfoliata plants from North America than China (Guo et al 2011).…”

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“…There is also some evidence that mile-a-minute weed may have evolved increased competitive ability and reduced its investment in defense in the absence of effective herbivores during its first 75 or so years in North America (Guo et al 2011), a possible example of the 'evolution of increased competitive ability' hypothesis, or EICA (Blossey and Nötzold 1995). The EICA hypothesis can also explain invasiveness of certain plants in their introduced range, and has been supported for some invasive plants (e.g.…”

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Status of an ongoing biological control program for the invasive vine, Persicaria perfoliata in eastern North America

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Mile-a-minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross (Polygonaceae), an aggressive annual vine native to Asia, has invaded forest edges, light gaps, open fields, and riparian borders in eastern North America. It was accidentally introduced into Pennsylvania in the 1930s and has since expanded its range north to Massachusetts, south to North Carolina, and west to Ohio. A biological control program was initiated in 1996, and in 2004, a permit was issued for release of Rhinoncomimus latipes Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a host-specific weevil initially collected in China. Since 2004, the biology of the weevil in its introduced range has been studied, along with its impact on P. perfoliata, which can be substantial. Weevils have been released in ten states through 2010, and populations have increased considerably at many sites. Although P. perfoliata continues to expand its North American range, natural and human-assisted dispersal of R. latipes is reducing its negative effects. Here we review and assess the current status of the biological control program.

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Establishment and dispersal of the biological control weevil Rhinoncomimus latipes on mile-a-minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata

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Effects ofRhinoncomimus latipeson the growth and reproduction ofPersicaria perfoliata,an invasive plant in North America

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References 31 publications

Integrating Management Techniques to Restore Sites Invaded by Mile‐a‐Minute Weed, Persicaria perfoliata

Integrating Management Techniques to Restore Sites Invaded by Mile‐a‐Minute Weed, Persicaria perfoliata

Status of an ongoing biological control program for the invasive vine, Persicaria perfoliata in eastern North America

Establishment and dispersal of the biological control weevil Rhinoncomimus latipes on mile-a-minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata

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