Reference
Authors: Paynter Q, Fowler SV, Groenteman R.
Year: 2018
Title: Making weed biological control predictable, safer and more effective: perspectives from New Zealand.
Citation: BioControl 63: 427–436 (first published online 8 Aug 2017) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-017-9837-5
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-017-9837-5
Introductions described:
| Target(s) | Agent(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ageratina adenophora, Mexican devil weed | Procecidochares utilis, Mexican devil weed gall fly | Details |
| Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom, broom | Aceria genistae, broom gall mite | Details |
| Clematis vitalba, old man's beard | Phytomyza vitalbae, old man's beard leaf miner | Details |
| Jacobaea vulgaris, ragwort | Tyria jacobaeae, cinnabar moth | Details |
| Hypericum perforatum, St John's wort | Zeuxidiplosis giardi, St John's wort gall midge | Details |
| Ageratina riparia, mist flower | Procecidochares alani, mist flower gall fly | Details |
| Carduus nutans, nodding thistle | Urophora solstitialis, nodding thistle gall fly | Details |
| Buddleja davidii, butterfly bush, buddleia | Cleopus japonicus, buddleia weevil, mokai | Details |
| Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom, broom | Arytainilla spartiophila, broom psyllid | Details |
| Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom, broom | Gonioctena olivacea, broom leaf beetle | Details |
| Hieracium spp., hawkweed | Aulacidea subterminalis, hieracium gall wasp | Details |
| Jacobaea vulgaris, ragwort | Botanophila jacobaeae, ragwort seed fly | Details |
| Solanum mauritianum, woolly nightshade | Gargaphia decoris, woolly nightshade lace bug | Details |
| Tradescantia fluminensis, wandering willie, wandering jew | Neolema ogloblini, tradescantia leaf beetle | Details |
| Ulex europaeus, gorse | Agonopterix umbellana, gorse soft shoot moth | Details |
| Ulex europaeus, gorse | Pempelia genistella, gorse colonial hard shoot moth | Details |
| Ulex europaeus, gorse | Sericothrips staphylinus, gorse thrips | Details |
| Cirsium arvense, Californian thistle | Urophora cardui, Californian thistle gall fly | Details |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides, alligator weed | Agasicles hygrophila, alligator weed beetle | Details |
| Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom, broom | Bruchidius villosus, broom seed beetle | Details |
| Cirsium arvense, Californian thistle | Cassida rubiginosa, green thistle beetle, thistle tortoise beetle | Details |
