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The history of, and prospects for, the biological control of Chromolaena odorata (Compositae) by Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros and allies (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. J. W. Cock  and
J. D. Holloway
M. J. W. Cock
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, West Indian Station, Gordon Street, Curepe, Trinidad
J. D. Holloway
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, 56 Queen's Gate, London SW7, UK
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Abstract

Chromolaena odorata is a tropical American species of the Compositae that has become a serious problem in plantations in the tropics of Asia and Africa. The history of attempts to control it using the arctiid moth Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros (misidentified in previous literature as Ammalo insulata (Wlk.)) is summarised. The taxonomy and distributions of the five species in Pareuchaetes are presented, together with keys based on genitalic characters, three new synonyms and one new combination. Information on the biogeography and ecology of the Pareuchaetes species is used to assess their potential as biological control agents.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , June 1982 , pp. 193 - 205
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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