[HTML][HTML] Enhancing pre-release studies for weed biocontrol agents: A review of existing and emerging tools

HL Hinz, GC Walsh, I Paterson, Q Paynter… - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Thorough pre-release studies to determine the environmental safety of biocontrol agents
and to predict their effectiveness in controlling the target weed are crucial parts of any weed …

Response of the invasive fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) to variable levels of larval stem-boring by Gasteroclisus tricostalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a …

D Singh, D Egli, B Gooden, T Olckers - Biological Control, 2023 - Elsevier
The stem-boring weevil Gasteroclisus tricostalis (Thunberg)(Curculionidae) is under
investigation as a biological control agent for Senecio madagascariensis Poiret …

Life cycle, host specificity and potential impact of a gall-inducing thrips Acaciothrips ebneri, a biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica …

B Shi, K Dhileepan - BioControl, 2024 - Springer
Prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.; Fabales: Fabaceae)
is a Weed of National Significance and a target for biological control in Australia. Currently …