Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Carposina bullata as a biocontrol agent
for Clidemia hirta in Hawaii


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Status of Carposina bullata as a biocontrol agent for Clidemia hirta in Hawaii

Very small numbers of Carposina bullata were released in two sites on Oahu in 1995 and 1998, and 129 adult moths were release in the lower Puna district on the Big island between 1998 and 2000. The species was recovered once in 2002 in Puna, but has not been found since. Its status remains uncertain. (info from Conant 2009 (http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9501_conant_2009/); info as of 2009)

References for Carposina bullata as a biocontrol agent for Clidemia hirta in Hawaii

Classical biological control of Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) in Hawaii using multiple strategies
Conant, Patrick. 2002. Classical biological control of Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) in Hawaii using multiple strategies. pp. 13-20 in Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds). 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages. from http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/techr/129.pdf accessed 16 March 2008. (http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9442_conant_2002/)

Introductions for biological control in Hawaii 1997-2001
Culliney, Thomas W., Walter T. Nagamine, and Kenneth K. Teramoto. 2003. Introductions for biological control in Hawaii 1997-2001. Proc. Hawaiian Entomol. Soc. (2003) 36:145-153. (http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9459_culliney_2003/)

Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don (Melastomataceae)
Conant, Patrick. 2009. Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don (Melastomataceae). Chapter (9) in Muniappan, R., G.V.P. Reddy, and A. Raman. 2009. Biological control of tropical weeds using arthropods. Cambridge University Press. (http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9501_conant_2009/)


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