We review key issues, available approaches and analyses to encourage and assist
practitioners to develop sound plans to evaluate the effectiveness of weed biological control …

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) can pose severe threats to biodiversity and stability of
native ecosystems, therefore, predicting the distribution of the IAPS plays a crucial role in …

Parthenium is a Weed of National Significance in Australia. Biological control of parthenium
in Australia commenced in 1977 and since then nine insect species and two rust fungi have …

Parthenium hysterophorus L.(Asteraceae), commonly known as parthenium, is a weed of
global significance (Navie et al., 1996; Fig. 15.1). Parthenium is a major weed in Australia …

The use of biocontrol agents has been promoted as a relatively safe, efficient, and
environmentally friendly alternative to chemical or mechanical control of invasive plant …

Gall induction by arthropods results in a range of morphological and physiological changes
in their host plants. We examined changes in gas exchange, nutrients, and energetics …

Six species of insects and a rust fungus have been successfully established for biocontrol of
the weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Queensland, Australia. Effectiveness of biocontrol …

Abstract In South Africa, the leaf-feeding beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister
(Coleoptera: Chyrsomelidae), was released in 2013 against the invasive annual herb …

Variation in the effectiveness of biocontrol agents on the weed Parthenium hysterophorus L.
was evaluated at two properties (Mount Panorama and Plain Creek) in Queensland …

Exotic weeds pose a problem of considerable economic and environmental importance to
Australia. As a consequence, Australia has developed into a leading centre of research on …