Parasitoids of the arctiid moth Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lep.: Arctiidae), an introduced biocontrol agent against the weed Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae), in Asia and Africa

Entomophaga

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 467-470

  Mc Fadyen, R E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Exposed host; Parasitism; Parasitoid assemblage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012405207     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02769806     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Aterrado, E. D. - 1986. Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata caterpillar on Chromolaena odorata: a new Philippine record. - Philip. J. Coconut Stud, 11, 59-60.
2. Bennett, F. D. & Cruttwell, R. E. - 1973. Insects attacking Eupatorium odoratum in the Neotropics. 1. Ammalo insulata (Walk.) (Lep.: Arctiidae), a potential biotic agent for the control of Eupatorium odoratum L. (Compositae). - Tech. Bull. C. I. B. C., 16, 105-115.
3. Cornell, H. V. & Hawkins, B. A. - 1993. Accumulation of native parasitoid species on introduced herbivores: a comparison of hosts as natives and hosts as invaders. - Am. Nat., 141, 847-865.
4. Crosskey, R. W. - 1976. A taxonomic conspectus of the Tachinidae of the Oriental region. - Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. no. 26, 357 pp.
5. Desmier de Chenon, R. & Sipayung, A. - 1997. Circadian activities and behaviour in the field of the Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). In: Proc. 4th Int. Workshop Biological Control & Management of Chromolaena odorata, Bangalore, India, October 1996. (R. Muniappan, ed.) - Agricultural Experiment Station, Guam.
6. Dharmadhikari, P. R., Perera, P. A. C. R. & Hassen, T. M. F. - 1977. The introduction of Ammalo insulata for the control of Eupatorium odoratum in Sri Lanka. - Tech. Bull. C.I.B.C., 18, 129-135.
7. Godfray, H. C. J., Agassiz, D. J. L., Nash, D. R. & Lawton, J. H. - 1995. The recruitment of parasitoid species to two invading herbivores. - J. Anim. Ecol., 64, 393-402.
8. Hawkins, B. A. - 1990. Global patterns of parasitoid assemblage size. - J. Anim. Ecol., 59, 57-72.
9. Hill, M. P. & Hulley, P. E. - 1995. Host-range extension by native parasitoids to weed biocontrol agents introduced to South Africa. - Biol. Control, 5, 287-302.
10. Jayanth, K. P. - 1997. Management of Chromolaena odorata: the Indian scenario. In: Proc. 4th Int. Workshop Biological Control & Management of Chromolaena odorata, Bangalore, India, October 1996. (R. Muniappan, ed.) - Agricultural Experiment Station, Guam.
11. Julien, M. H. - 1992. Biological control of weeds: a world catalogue of agents and their target weeds. 3rd ed. CAB International, Wallingford, 186 pp.
12. Muniappan, R. - 1988. Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on the Biological Control of Chromolaena odorata, Bangkok, Thailand, March 1988. - Agricultural Experiment Station, Guam. 85 pp.
13. Muniappan, R. & Marutani, M. - 1988. Rearing, release and monitoring of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on the Biological Control of Chromolaena odorata, Bangkok, Thailand, March 1988. (R. Muniappan, ed.) - Agricultural Experiment Station, Guam, 41-42.
14. Muniappan, R. & Ferrar, P. - 1991. Ecology and Management of Chromolaena odorata. - Biotrop Special Publication no. 44, Bogor.
15. Napompeth, B., Thi Hai, N. & Winotai, A. - 1988. Attempts on biological control of siam weed, Chromolaena odorata in Thailand. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on the Biological Control of Chromolaena odorata, Bangkok, Thailand, March 1988 (R. Muniappan, ed.) - Agricultural Experiment Station, Guam, 57-62.
16. Prasad, U., Muniappan, R., Ferrar, P. & Aeschlimann, J. P. - 1995. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on the Biological Control and Management of Chromolaena odorata. November 1993, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. - Agricultural Experiment Station, Guam. Publ. no. 202, 203 pp.
17. Seibert, T. F. - 1989. Biological control of the weed, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) by Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lep.: Arctiidae) on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. - Entomophaga, 34, 531-539.
18. Timbilla, J. - 1996. Status of Chromolaena odorata biological control using Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata in Ghana. In: Proc. IX Int. Symp. Biol. Control Weeds (V. C. Moran & J. H. Hoffmann, eds.) - University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, 327-331.
19. Torres, D. O. - 1986. Potential insect biological control agents against the weed Chromolaena odorata R. M. King and H. Robinson in the Philippines. Philip. Ent., 6, 535-536.