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 …

The biocontrol agent Torymus sinensis Kamijo is considered as one of the most successful
examples of classical biological control programs. This parasitoid represented a feasible …

Iris pseudacorus L.(Iridaceae) is an emergent macrophyte native to Europe, North Africa and
western Asia. Considered invasive in wetland habitats around the world, this species is now …

Ecological niche models of species occurrence have gained interest in biological control
programs to improve efficiency, reduce risks, and to inform when and how control agents …

Abstract Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardiaceae), is an invasive
weed of natural and agricultural areas of California, Florida, Hawaii, and Texas, USA. A …

Successful use of biological control agents can be improved with a thorough understanding
of the life history, survival, diapausing strategy, and synchrony with the host in the introduced …

Abstract Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) is a sprawling shrub native to the
Americas, and a destructive invader of much of the humid tropics and subtropics of the Old …

Iris pseudacorus is both a prized ornamental and an invasive aquatic plant that tends to
grow dense monospecific stands, displacing the local vegetation and altering the hydrology …

Invasive aquatic vegetation (IAV) is a management challenge in the Sacramento–San
Joaquin Delta and the Suisun Marsh that has commanded major resource investment for 4 …

Several spiny leguminous tree species within the genus Neltuma Raf.(formerly Prosopis
L.)(Fabaceae) occur as widespread invasive alien plants in South Africa, exerting severe …