Weeds are a nuisance in a variety of land uses. The increasing prevalence of both herbicide
resistant weeds and bans on cosmetic pesticide use has created a strong impetus to …

Species of the coelomycetous genus Phoma are ubiquitously present in the environment,
and occupy numerous ecological niches. More than 220 species are currently recognised …

The fungal pathogen Phoma clematidina is used as a biological agent to control the invasive
plant species Clematis vitalba in New Zealand. Research conducted on P. clematidina as a …

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 …

Natural enemies may reduce the effectiveness of weed biocontrol agents and can also
cause environmental damage, for example to a shared native insect host through apparent …

The present work was carried out to study the potential of plant rhizosphere associated
bacteria for the biocontrol of potato black scurf disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani Khun …

Criticisms about the safety of biological control of alien plants has resulted in a risk-averse
approach, where the risks posed by the agent are paramount and the risks posed by the …

The introduced brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is the most important wildlife host
of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand and is considered to be a major environmental and …

Vines are among the most damaging groups of invasive plants worldwide, and, as such,
have been targets of numerous biological control efforts. In this article, we review these …

Surveys in the native range of Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica in Honshu, Japan,
revealed a natural enemy biota attacking the plant that was rich in potential biocontrol …