Gratiana boliviana, a potential biocontrol agent of Solanum viarum: Quarantine host-specificity testing in Florida and field surveys in South America

Host-specificity tests andfield surveys were conducted to determine thesuitability of the tortoise beetleGratiana boliviana Spaeth (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) from Argentina for classicalbiological control of Solanum viarumDunal (Solanaceae) in the USA. Thehost-specificity tests were conducted at the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BioControl (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2002-08, Vol.47 (4), p.445-461
Hauptverfasser:	Medal, J.C, Sudbrink, D, Gandolfo, D, Ohashi, D, Cuda, J.P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Biological control Eggs Insects Leaf area Pest control Plant species Plants (botany) Solanum Solanum melongena Solanum viarum Surveys Weeds
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Zusammenfassung:	Host-specificity tests andfield surveys were conducted to determine thesuitability of the tortoise beetleGratiana boliviana Spaeth (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) from Argentina for classicalbiological control of Solanum viarumDunal (Solanaceae) in the USA. Thehost-specificity tests were conducted at theFlorida Department of Agriculture and ConsumerServices-Division of Plant Industry quarantinefacility in Gainesville, Florida (USA). Multiple-choice host-specificity tests wereconducted in small cages using 123 plantspecies in 35 families. Adults fedsignificantly (>41% of the leaf area offeredwas damaged) on the target weed(S. viarum), and fed lightly (
ISSN:	1386-6141 1573-8248
DOI:	10.1023/A:1015662911903