It's a numbers game: inundative biological control of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), using Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) yields success at …

JA Coetzee, BE Miller, D Kinsler… - Biocontrol Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Classical biological control of water hyacinth in South Africa has been constrained by cool
winter temperatures that limit population growth of the biological control agents, and highly …

Water turbidity affects the establishment of Neochetina eichhorniae (Warner)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Implications for biological control of water hyacinth

JA Mukarugwiro, SW Newete, F Nsanganwimana… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water hyacinth is the target of nine biological control agents in South Africa including
Neochetina eichhorniae (Warner) and Neochetina bruchi (Hustache)(Coleoptera …

Less is more: Less herbicide does more when biological control is present in Pontederia crassipes

L Xu, ABC Goode, PW Tip**, MC Smith, LA Gettys… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
An experiment along with simulation modeling was applied to study the combinations of
herbicide treatment and biological control that best limit invasive water hyacinth (Pontederia …

Mass-production of arthropods for biological control of weeds: a global perspective

PJ Moran, R De Clerck-Floate, MP Hill, S Raghu… - Mass production of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass-production of arthropods for biological weed control can increase the rate of field
establishment of agents for biological control of damaging nonnative, invasive weeds of …

Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa

BE Miller, JA Coetzee, MP Hill - African Entomology, 2023 - scielo.org.za
ABSTRACT Megamelus scutellaris Berg (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is the most recent of nine
biological control agents developed to manage invasive water hyacinth, Pontederia …

Toxicity of herbicides used for control of waterhyacinth in the California Delta towards the planthopper Megamelus scutellaris released for biological control

PJ Moran, JJ Miskella, CM Morgan… - Biocontrol Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The water hyacinth planthopper Megamelus scutellaris has been released for biological
control of waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes or Pontederia crassipes) in Florida and is …