Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is one of the most prolific non-native species in Europe. Since 2014, the highly-specific rust fungus, Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae, has been released into Great Britain as a classical biological control agent for this invasive weed. Prior to its...
Author(s)
Pollard, K. M.; Gange, A. C.; Seier, M. K.; Ellison, C. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Biological Control, 2022, 165,
Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus), a native of equatorial Africa, is an extremely aggressive perennial sedge, affecting beef, dairy, and sugarcane industries in the wet tropical regions of northern Queensland, Australia. Navua sedge is also a major weed of crops and pastures in Fiji and other South...
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Dhileepan, K.; Kurose, D.; Taylor, D.; Shi BoYang; Seier, M.; Tan YuPei; Shivas, R.
Publisher
Council of Australasian Weed Societies & Weed Management Society of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Citation
A weed odyssey: innovation for the future. 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC 2022), Adelaide, Australia, 25-29 September 2022. Proceedings, 2022, pp 48-51
Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) is an aggressive perennial sedge in pastures and crops in the wet tropical regions of Australia and numerous Pacific Island countries and territories. A biological control program was started in Australia to look for biological control agents for C. aromaticus in...
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Dhileepan, K.; Musili, P. M.; Ntandu, J. E.; Chukwuma, E.; Kurose, D.; Seier, M. K.; Ellison, C. A.; Shivas, R. G.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Biocontrol Science and Technology, 2022, 32, 1, pp 114-120
Impatiens glandulifera, or Himalayan balsam, is a prolific invader of riverine habitats . Introduced from the Himalayas for ornamental purposes in 1839, this annual species has naturalised across Great Britain (GB) forming dense monocultures with negative affects across whole ecosystems. In 2006 a...
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Pollard, K. M.; Varia, S.; Seier, M. K.; Ellison, C. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
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Fungal Biology, 2021, 125, 8, pp 637-645
This chapter documents the biological control efforts (targeted at arthropods, weeds and microorganisms) in the Eurasian region, highlighting a number of cases of successes and failures. It is indicated that despite a long history of importation biological control, the regulatory framework of the...
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Schaffner, U.; Knapp, M.; Seier, M.
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing, Clayton, Australia
Citation
Biological control: global impacts, challenges and future directions of pest management, 2021, pp 403-437
As the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) was reached, CABI reviewed its benefit sharing activities. CABI published its Nagoya Protocol Access and Benefit Sharing Policy online (CABI 2018a) and took a position to share benefits whether the...
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Smith, D.; Ryan, M. J.; Luke, B.; Djeddour, D.; Seier, M. K.; Varia, S.; Pollard, K. M.; Pratt, C. F.; Kurose, D.; Shaw, R. H.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
CABI Working Paper, 2021, 25, pp 33 pp.
Parthenium hysterophorus, commonly known as parthenium weed, is an invasive alien species in Pakistan. There are no specialized natural enemies native to Pakistan that attack the plant species inflicting serious damage and, thereby, keeping it under control. The rust species Puccinia abrupta var. ...
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Iqbal, I. M.; Kazam Ali; Evans, H. C.; Abdul Rehman; Seier, M. K.; Asad Shabbir; Weyl, P.
Publisher
Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC), Helsinki, Finland
Citation
BioInvasions Records, 2020, 9, 1, pp 1-7
Silva et al. (2012) found leaf spots on D. unguis-cati in Brazil caused by Pseudocercospora unguis-cati. Lesions are subcircular, well delimited, dark brown surrounded by a purplish brown halo, 2-6 mm, coalescing, and infection leads to severe defoliation. This was by far the most common disease of ...
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Colmán, A. A.; Pollard, K. M.; Seier, M. K.; Barreto, R. W.
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British Society for Plant Pathology, Reading, UK
Citation
New Disease Reports, 2020, 42,
A little known, unculturable ascomycete, referred to as Phyllachora ambrosiae, can destroy the inflorescences of Ambrosia artemisiifolia, an invasive agricultural weed and producer of highly allergenic pollen. The fungus often remains undetectable in ragweed populations. This work was conducted to...
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Kiss, L.; Kovács, G. M.; Bóka, K.; Bohár, G.; Bohárné, K. V.; Németh, M. Z.; Takamatsu, S.; Shin HyeonDong; Hayova, V.; Nischwitz, C.; Seier, M. K.; Evans, H. C.; Cannon, P. F.; Ash, G. J.; Shivas, R. G.; Müller-Schärer, H.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 1, pp 10806
These proceedings contain 299 papers presented in the following sessions: (1) Target and agent selection, (2) Opportunities and contraints for classical weed biocontrol in developing countries, (3) Bioherbicides, (4) Novel methods to determine efficacy and environmental safety of agents, (5) Making ...
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Hinz, H. L.; Bon, M. C.; Bourdôt, G.; Cristofaro, M.; Desurmont, G.; Kurose, D.; Müller-Schärer, H.; Rafter, M.; Schaffner, U.; Seier, M.; Sforza, R. F. H.; Smith, L.; Stutz, S.; Thomas, S.; Weyl, P.; Winston, R.
Publisher
Organising Committee, XV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds 2018, Engelberg, Switzerland
Citation
Proceedings of the XV International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Engelberg, Switzerland, 26-31 August 2018., 2018, pp xxix + 331 pp.