Investigation of the biology and cross-breeding of populations of Pareuchaetes insulata (Lepidoptera : Arctiidae) and the implications for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa.

Investigation of the biology and cross-breeding of populations of Pareuchaetes insulata (Lepidoptera : Arctiidae) and the implications for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in South Africa.

Larvae of Pareuchaetes insulata were released in South Africa for the biological control of the invasive weed Chromolaena odorata. Pareuchaetes insulata has proved to be a difficult agent to establish in the field in South Africa, for various possible reasons. Populations collected from Florida and...

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Main Author: Dube, Nontembeko.
Other Authors: Olckers, Terence.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Arctiidae > South Africa.
Arctiidae > Genetics.
Arctiidae > Hybridization > South Africa.
Population biology > South Africa.
Chromolaena odorata > Biological control > South Africa.
Insects as biological pest control agents > South Africa.
Theses > Entomology.
Pareuchaetes insulata.
Establishment.
Cross-breeding.
Back-crossing.
Biological control.
Chromolaena odorata.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10777

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