Densities of a perennial invasive tree, Acacia cyclops, decline in the 20 years since inception of biological control with two seed-reducing agents, a flower-galling midge and a seed-feeding weevil

Densities of a perennial invasive tree, Acacia cyclops, decline in the 20 years since inception of biological control with two seed-reducing agents, a flower-galling midge and a seed-feeding weevil

Two biological control agents, a flower-galling midge (Dasineura rubiformis, Cecidomyiidae), and a seed-feeding weevil (Melanterius maculatus, Curculionidae), are consistently and substantially reducing the seeding capacity of Acacia cyclops in South Africa. Simultaneously there has been a conspicuo...

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Main Authors: F.A.C. Impson, J.H. Hoffmann, O.R. Impson, C.A. Kleinjan, V.C. Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Biological Control
Subjects:
Seed banks
Plant densities
Long-term studies
Fire
Biocontrol
Invasive plant management
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964424000045
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