Culliney, Thomas W. and Walter T. Nagamine. 2000. Introductions for biological control in Hawaii, 1987-1996. Proc. Hawaiian Entomol. Soc. (2000) 34:101-113.
Introductions and liberations of natural enemies for the biological control of agricultural and forest pests in Hawaii are presented for the period 1987-1996. A total of 24 arthropod and 2 fungal species were released or re-released (augmentation) by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture for the control of 4 weeds (Clidemia hirta, Coccinia grandis, Passiflora mollissima, and Ulex europaeus) and 9 insect pests
(Bemisia argentifolii, Brontispa chalybeipennis, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Frankliniella occidentalis, Heteropsylla cubana, Liriomyza spp., Nezara viridula, Plutella xylostella, and Sipha flava).
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