Introduction and establishment of the biological control agent Apion ulicis (Forster) (Coleoptera: Apionidae) for control of the weed Gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) in Hawaii

Author:

Markin, G.P., Yoshioka, E.R.

Title:

Introduction and establishment of the biological control agent Apion ulicis (Forster) (Coleoptera: Apionidae) for control of the weed Gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) in Hawaii

Periodical:

Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society

Year:

1998

Volume:

33

Pages:

35-42

Subject:

Gorse Invasive plants control Introduced species Insects

Summary:

Gorse is a spiny, woody shrub that was introduced to Hawaiian Islands from Europe sometime around the turn of the 20th Century. Established between the 1000 and 2300 meter elevation on the islands of Hawaii and Maui, the aggressive rate at which it spread with dense impenetrable stands resulted in this being identified as a serious weed. As a result, a seed-feeding weevil, Apion ulicis, was introduced in an effort to control the spread of this noxious weed. This report describes the successful introduction of the weevil from Maui and its establishment and population build-up on the island of Hawaii between 1984 and 1993.

Label:

Botany - Gorse

URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10125/16300

Date:

1998

Collection:

Periodicals