Host specificity and risk assessment of Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmites australis in North America

Blossey, Bernd; Häfliger, Patrick; Tewksbury, Lisa; Dávalos, Andrea; Casagrande, Richard A.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.05.019

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“…In all our different no-choice tests we used a fine paint brush to transfer neonate larvae onto cut shoots or potted test plants using 6 - 15 replicates per test plant species in gauze cages or variable sizes [6] . Since these tests needed to be conducted over many years, we simultaneously assessed validity of each test using P. australis shoots or plants as controls using identical replication.…”

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“…We only considered a particular sequence of tests valid if larvae attacked and survived on European or North American P. australis set up simultaneously as controls. Species that allowed larval feeding or survival are indicated with either AN ( A. neurica ) or AG ( A. geminipuncta ) in Table 1 and were advanced to more detailed tests, including female oviposition choice, or larval discrimination in multiple-choice tests and results are reported elsewhere [6] .…”

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Complete host specificity test plant list and associated data to assess host specificity of Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmites australis in North America

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Introduced European genotypes of Phragmites australis are invasive and widespread in North America. Decades of management using herbicide and other means have failed to control the species and its range and populations continue to expand. Allowing continued invasion threatens native wetland biota and an endemic North American subspecies Phragmites australis americanus. The lack of conventional management to control introduced P. australis triggered research to assess host specificity of two European noctuid moths, Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica. These two species are considered particularly promising potential biocontrol agents for introduced P. australis. Here we provide the complete and approved list of test plants used to assess host specificity of A. geminipuncta and A. neurica. This includes data on neonate larval acceptance and survival under no-choice conditions, and oviposition tests for all plant species tested, including for different Phragmites subspecies currently occurring in North America. We further provide temperature profiles of select cities in the temperate native European distribution of the two noctuids and those in southern US climates. We used these long-term temperature records to assess whether overwintering eggs of A. geminipuncta and A. neurica can survive under climate conditions typical for the Gulf Coast region in North America. This data article refers to “Host specificity and risk assessment of Archanarageminipuncta and Archanaraneurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmitesaustralis in North America Biol. Control (2018)”.

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Complete host specificity test plant list and associated data to assess host specificity of Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmites australis in North America

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“…This was evident in our tests with the two Archanara spp. where female oviposition choice became most constrained and largely limited to P. australis australis as realism of tests increased (Blossey et al 2018c).…”

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“…We have addressed several of the ''critical'' needs enumerated by Kiviat et al (2019) (non-targets, natural enemies, resistance), but others are impossible to address with any reliability. We have used the best available evidence to gauge future distributions and biological interactions with knowledge of specialized invertebrate predators and parasitoids, bird and bat predation and food web effects using data from North America and the native range (Blossey et al 2018c;Casagrande et al 2018). Climate models provide the illusion of accuracy, but typically have a poor track record.…”

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When misconceptions impede best practices: evidence supports biological control of invasive Phragmites

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“…Open-field oviposition tests carried out between 2011 and 2015 showed a strong preference of both species for invasive reed. Less than 7% of eggs were laid on the native P. australis americanus (Blossey et al 2018).…”

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Investigations into biological control for common reed and flowering rush

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Hinz³

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Host specificity and risk assessment of Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmites australis in North America

Cited by 19 publications

References 67 publications

Complete host specificity test plant list and associated data to assess host specificity of Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmites australis in North America

Complete host specificity test plant list and associated data to assess host specificity of Archanara geminipuncta and Archanara neurica, two potential biocontrol agents for invasive Phragmites australis in North America

When misconceptions impede best practices: evidence supports biological control of invasive Phragmites

Investigations into biological control for common reed and flowering rush

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