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Evaluation and host specificity of two seed flies Mesoclanis polana and M. magnipalpis (Diptera: Tephritidae): biological control agents for Chrysanthemoides monilifera (Asteraceae) in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

R.J. Adair  and
A. Bruzzese
R.J. Adair
Affiliation:
Keith Turnbull Research Institute and Co-operative Research Centre for Weed Management Systems, PO Box 48, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia
A. Bruzzese
Affiliation:
Keith Turnbull Research Institute and Co-operative Research Centre for Weed Management Systems, PO Box 48, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia
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Abstract

Larvae of the South African tephritid flies Mesoclanis polana Munro and M. magnipalpis Bezzi feed in the developing seeds of Chrysanthemoides monilifera. Host specificity evaluation using 109 plant species from 25 families indicated that complete development was restricted to their natural host C. monilifera. Minor feeding and limited development was detected on 18 species, but was of no ecological or economic significance. Mesoclanis polana and M. magnipalpis have been released in Australia and M. polana has established and dispersed widely. Mesoclanis magnipalpis has not yet become naturalized. Parasitism of M. polana in Australia by several species of Hymenoptera has been detected, but is not expected to limit the establishment and impact of these flies.

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Review Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 90 , Issue 6 , December 2000 , pp. 467 - 474
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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