Biology and host specificity ofWeiseana barkeri (Col.: Chrysomelidae): A biological control agent forAcacia nilotica (mimosaceae) |
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| Authors: | J. Marohasy |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Alan Fletcher Research Station, Queensland Department of Lands, 27 Magazine Street, 4075 Sherwood Q, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The leaf-feeding beetleWeiseana barkeri Jacoby feeds onAcacia nilotica (L.) Willdenow ex Delile in Kenya. Host specificity tests show it is host specific toA. nilotica and approval has been given for its field release in northwest Queensland. A novel rearing and host specificity-testing technique is reported whereA. nilotica foliage stimulates oviposition into strips of corrugated cardboard. |
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| Keywords: | Chrysomelidae weed Acacia host specificity oviposition biological control |
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