Plant pathogens have played an important role in weed biological control since the 1970s.
So far, 36 fungal pathogens have been authorized for introduction across 18 countries for …

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 …

The soil microbiome plays an important role in the establishment of weeds and invasive
plants. They associate with microorganisms supporting their growth and health. Weed …

The use of molecular techniques is rapidly growing as the tools have become more diverse
and powerful, more widely available, and easier to implement. Molecular analyses are able …

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 …

The development of the field of biological control of weeds in Australia is described, from the
first attempts in 1903 to the present day. The interest sparked by the obvious success of …

Modern biological control practitioners must increasingly demonstrate a level of rigor that
can only be achieved through use of effective methodological tools such as modeling …

Many biological control projects involve the release of multiple agents. Ageratina
adenophora (crofton weed) has two agents, Procecidochares utilis, a stem gall fly, and …

Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is one of the most prolific non-native species in
Europe. Since 2014, the highly-specific rust fungus, Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae …

Interactions between biological control agents and how they impact on their invasive plant
hosts have received little research attention. This study examined the individual and …