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 …

Considerable progress has been made towards the successful classical biological control of
many of Australia's exotic weeds over the past decade. Some 43 new arthropod or pathogen …

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 …

Understanding plant demography and plant response to herbivory is critical to the selection
of effective weed biological control agents. We adopt the metaphor of 'filters' to suggest how …

Plant pathogens are playing an increasing role in classical biological control of weeds
worldwide. This paper presents an explicit framework consisting of various interconnected …

Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)(hereafter
Schinus), is one of the worst invasive species in Florida and Hawaii. The thrips …

Simulated herbivory has often been used as a substitute for actual herbivory when
assessing the effects of herbivores on plants. However, mechanical damage does not …

A classical biological control program has been initiated against the invasive European
swallow-worts Vincetoxicum nigrum and Vincetoxicum rossicum in North America. The …

The impact assessment of a weed biocontrol agent offers insight into the potential of the
agent and weed responses in long‐term weed management. The impact of the jewel beetle …

Some exotic plants are able to invade habitats and attain higher fitness than native species,
even when the native species are closely related. One explanation for successful plant …