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Invasive Alien Plants 
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The science and practice of biological control		​


​​THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT, AND NEW FACT SHEETS WILL BE UPLOADED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.



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​Invasive Alien Plant

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​Biological Control Agents

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​​​Australian pest pear - Opuntia stricta​
  1. Cactoblastis cactorum, cactus moth
  2. Dactylopius opuntiae, cochineal bug
​BalloonVine.jpg​​Balloon vine - Cardiospermum grandiflorum​
  1. ​Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis, seed weevil
​Phytolacca.png​​Belhambra - Phytolacca dioica
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​Acacia mearnsii.jpg​​Black wattle - Acacia mearnsii​
  1. Cylindrobasidium laeve, a fungus used to prevent re-growth of black wattle stumps - sheet 1 
  2. Cylindrobasidium laeve, a fungus used to prevent re-growth of black wattle stumps - sheet 2
​bugweed.png​​​Bugweed - Solanum mauritianum​
  1. ​Anthonomus santacruzi, a flowerbud-feeding weevil released for biocontrol of bugweed
​ButterflyBush.png​ ​Butterfly Bush - Oenothera lindheimeri
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​​​Cat's claw creeper - Dolichandra unguis-cati​

  1. ​Carvalhotingis hollandi, a lacebug released for biocontrol of cat's claw creeper 
  2. Carvalhotingis visenda, a lacebug released for biocontrol of cat's claw creeper 
  3. Hylaeogena jureceki, a jewel beetle released for biocontrol of cat's claw creeper 
  4. Hypocosmia pyrochroma, a leaf-tying moth released for biocontrol of cat's claw creeper

​​​Chain-fruit cholla -  Cylindropuntia fulgida
var. fulgida		​
  1. ​Dactylopius tomentosus, chain-fruit cholla cochineal
​CestrumParqui.png​​Chilean inkberry - Cestrum parqui​​
​​​Crofton Weed - Ageratina adenophora​
  1. Procecidochares utilis, a stem-galling fly released for biocontrol of Crofton weed
  2. Passalora ageratinae, a leaf spot fungus released for biocontrol of Crofton weed
​FountainGrass.png​​Fountain grass - Pennisetum setaceum
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​GooseFootVine.png​​Goosefoot vine - Syngonium podophyllum
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​HarrisiaMartinii.png​​Harrisia cactus - Harrisia martinii​
  1. Hypogeococcus pungens, mealybug
  2. Nealcidion cereicola, longhorn beetle
​​​Lantana - Lantana camara L. (sensu lato)

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  1. Aceria lantanae, the lantana flower gall mite 
  2. Coelocephalapion camarae, the lantana petiole-galling weevil 
  3. Longitarsus bethae, the lantana root-feeding flea beetle
​MadagaskarPeriwinkle.png​​ Madagascar periwinkle - Catharanthus roseus
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​MadagascarVine.png​​Madagascar/purple rubber vine - Cryptostegia madagascariensis
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​Madeira Vine - Anredera cordifolia

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  1. ​Plectonycha correntina, a leaf-beetle released for biocontrol of Madeira vine
     
​​​Mistflower - Ageratina riparia
  1. ​Entyloma ageratinae, leaf smut fungus
​Mother-of-millions.png​​Mother-of-millions - Bryophyllum delagoense
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  1. ​Puccinia xanthii, summer rust fungus

  2. Zygogramma bicolorata, leaf-feeding beetle

​​​Pompom weed - Campuloclinium macrocephalum​
  1. Liothrips tractabilis, thrips insect
  2. Puccinia eupatorii, rust fungus
​​​Port Jackson - Acacia saligna​
  1. ​Uromycladium tepperianum, rust fungus
​​​Prickly pear - Opuntia ficus-indica​
  1. Cactoblastis cactorum, cactus moth
  2. Dactylopius opuntiae, cochineal bug
​​​Queen of the night cactus - Cereus jamacaru​
  1. Hypogeococcus pungens, mealybug 
  2. Nealcidion cereicola, longhorn beetle
​ScheffleraActinophylla.png​​Queensland umbrella tree - Schefflera actinophylla
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​Tithonia rotundifolia.jpg​​Red sunflower - Tithonia rotundifolia ​
  1. ​Zygogramma signatipennis & Z. piceicollis, beetles
​Hakea gibbosa.jpg​​Rock hakea - Hakea gibbosa ​
  1. Aphanasium australe, stem-boring beetle 
  2. Carposina autologa, seed-moth 
  3. Erytenna consputa, fruit weevil 
​RubberVine.png​​Rubber vine - Cryptostegia grandiflora
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​HakeaSericea.jpg​​Silky hakea - Hakea sericea ​
  1. Aphanasium australe, stem-boring beetle 
  2. Carposina autologa, seed-mot
  3. Colleotrichum acutatum, fungus-sheet 1 
  4. Colleotrichum acutatum, fungus-sheet 2 
  5. Erytenna consputa, fruit weevil
​Singapore daisy.png​​Singapore daisy - Sphagneticola trilobata
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​​​Sweet hakea - Hakea drupacea​​
​SwordFern.png​​Sword fern - Nephrolepis cordifolia
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​CoreopsisLanceolata.png​​​Tickseed - Coreopsis lanceolata​​
​WnaderingJew.png​​Wandering Jew - Tradescantia fluminensis
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​​​Water hyacinth - Eichhornia crassipes​
  1. ​Cornops aquaticum, the water hyacinth grasshopper
​tecoma.jpg​​Yellow bells - Tecoma stans​
  1. ​Mada polluta, a lady beetle released for biocontrol of yellow bells
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​Yellow water iris - Iris pseudacorus

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