| biology and phenology of the eriophyid mite, floracarus perrepae, on its native host in australia, old world climbing fern, lygodium microphyllum. | the biology and phenology of the eriophyid mite, floracarus perrepae knihinicki and boczek, a potential biological control agent of lygoditon microphyllun (cav.) r. br., was studied in its native range--queensland, australia. f. perrepae forms leaf roll galls on the subpinnae of l. mnicrophyllum. it has a simple biology, with females and males produced throughout the year. the population was female biased at 10.5 to 1. the immature development time was 8.9 +/- 0.1 and 7.0 +/- 0.1 days; adult lon ... | 2005 | 15792100 |
| matching the origin of an invasive weed for selection of a herbivore haplotype for a biological control programme. | the florida everglades have been invaded by an exotic weed fern, lygodium microphyllum. across its native distribution in the old world tropics from africa to australasia it was found to have multiple location-specific haplotypes. within this distribution, the climbing fern is attacked by a phytophagous mite, floracarus perrepae, also with multiple haplotypes. the genetic relationship between mite and fern haplotypes was matched by an overarching geographical relationship between the two. furthe ... | 2006 | 16367847 |
| effectiveness of eriophyid mites for biological control of weedy plants and challenges for future research. | eriophyid mites have been considered to have a high potential for use as classical biological control agents of weeds. we reviewed known examples of the use of eriophyid mites to control weedy plants to learn how effective they have been. in the past 13 years, since rosenthal's 1996 review, 13 species have undergone some degree of pre-release evaluation (aceria genistae, a. lantanae, aceria sp. [boneseed leaf buckle mite (blbm)], a. salsolae, a. sobhiani, a. solstitialis, a. tamaricis, a. thalgi ... | 2010 | 19760101 |
| limited field establishment of a weed biocontrol agent, floracarus perrepae (acariformes: eriophyidae), against old world climbing fern in florida--a possible role of mite resistant plant genotypes. | the leaflet galling mite floracarus perrepae knihinicki & boczek was released on lygodium microphyllum (cav.) in 63 plots in florida from 2008 to 2009. mites transferred onto field plants in 34 plots, but failed to establish populations in the majority of plots. leaflet galls were observed in only six plots, and in only two plots did mite populations persist for >12 mo. rates of mite transfer onto field plants were similar for methods using direct transfer of galls versus approaches using passiv ... | 2011 | 22217760 |