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Selecting potential non-target species for host range testing of Eadya paropsidis
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posted on 2023-05-18, 12:40 authored by Withers, TM, Geoff AllenGeoff Allen, Reid, CAMClassical biological control is proposed for Paropsis charybdis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae), a eucalypt pest established in New Zealand. The Australian solitary larval endoparasitoid Eadya paropsidis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is under investigation. A potential non-target species list was compiled for host range testing. There are no endemic species of paropsines in the New Zealand fauna, only invasive pest beetles. The most closely related endemic beetles to the paropsines are Chrysomelinae in the genera Allocharis, Aphilon, Caccomolpus, Chalcolampra and Cyrtonogetus. Little is known about these species. New Zealand has also introduced 12 beneficial chrysomelid weed biological control agents, which include Chrysomelinae and their sister group the Galerucinae. One endemic beetle, six beneficial beetles and two pest beetles are listed as the highest priority species for host specificity testing.
History
Publication title
New Zealand Plant ProtectionVolume
68Pagination
179-186ISSN
1175-9003Department/School
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)Publisher
New Zealand Plant Protection SocietyPlace of publication
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