Defoliating broad-nosed weevil,Plectrophoroides lutra; not suitable for biological control of Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) |
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| Authors: | G.S. Wheeler J. Geiger F. Mc Kay J. Rendon M. Chawner P.D. Pratt |
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| Affiliation: | 1. USDA/ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory , Ft. Lauderdale , FL , 33314 , USA;2. South American Biological Control Laboratory, USDA-ARS , Hurlingham , Argentina;3. SCA/AmeriCorps , 3225 College Ave., Ft. Lauderdale , FL , 33314 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Adults of the weevil Plectrophoroides lutra were evaluated for biological control of Schinus terebinthifolius. No-choice tests conducted on North American and other valued plants indicated the adults fed on all species offered. Thus, it is unlikely that P. lutra will be developed as a biological control for S. terebinthifolius. |
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| Keywords: | host range Anacardiaceae specificity |
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