Safety in New Zealand weed biocontrol a nationwide survey for impacts on nontarget plants

Autor:	Quentin Paynter, Chris J. Winks, H. M. Harman, Paul G. Peterson, Toni M. Withers, Lindsay Smith, Shane Hona, M. L. Haines, Simon V. Fowler, J. R. A. Wilson-Davey, A. H. Gourlay
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Larva biology Bruchidius villosus Ecology fungi Biological pest control food and beverages Horticulture Native plant Weed control biology.organism_classification Biosafety Cydia succedana Insect Science Weed Agronomy and Crop Science
Zdroj:	New Zealand Plant Protection. 57:102-107
ISSN:	1179-352X 1175-9003
Popis:	The safety record of weed biocontrol was questioned recently when examples of damage to non-target plants were reported overseas. Until now, systematic investigations of non-target feeding have not been performed in New Zealand. Results of surveys looking for evidence of non-target damage caused by 20 biological control agents released against weeds in New Zealand are presented. Most agents (16) are apparently host-specific. However, two species (Tyria jacobaeae and Phytomyza vitalbae) were recorded attacking native plants, although their attack was very minor and predictable from host-range testing performed prior to release. For two other species, Bruchidius villosus and Cydia succedana, non-target attack was not predicted from host-range testing. Larval feeding by these species was confined to mainly weedy, exotic plants that are closely related to their target plants. The reliability of host-specificity testing and overall safety record of weed biological control in New Zealand are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::a2761352135c4ae5221f61bfb7811948 https://doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2004.57.6979 Zobrazit plný text záznamu