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Non-target plant testing of the flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila,a biological control agent for Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligatorweed) in China |
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| Authors: | Junjiao Lu Longlong Zhao Renjun Fan Jintong Zhang Ren Wang |
| Institution: | 1. College of Agriculture , Shanxi Agricultural University , Shanxi , Taigu , P.R. China;2. Institute of Plant Protection , Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Shanxi , Taiyuan , P.R. China;3. College of Agriculture , Shanxi Agricultural University , Shanxi , Taigu , P.R. China;4. Institute of Plant Protection , Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Shanxi , Taiyuan , P.R. China;5. College of Arts and Sciences , Shanxi Agricultural University , Shanxi , Taigu , P.R. China;6. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science , Beijing , P.R. China |
| Abstract: | Non-target plant selection tests using 20 representative species showed that Agasicles hygrophila could feed on Alternanthera sessilis, but the mature larvae did not pupate successfully. A. hygrophila could not complete their life cycle on the other plant species tested. Thus, A. hygrophila is safe for controlling Alternanthera philoxeroides in China. |
| Keywords: | Agasicles hygrophila non-target plants biosafety biological weed control |