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


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Status of Mompha trithalama as a biocontrol agent for Clidemia hirta in Hawaii

Mompha trithalama, introduced to Hawaii in 1995 as a biocontrol agent for Clidemia hirta, appears to be established on both Oahu and Hawaii. (info from Thomas W. Culliney, Walter T. Nagamine, and Kenneth K. Teramoto. 2003. Proc. Hawaiian Entomol. Soc. 36:145-153. (http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/112/1/36_145-153.pdf accessed 20090810); and Conant 2009 (http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9501_conant_2009/) (p. 166); info as of 2003/2009)

References for Mompha trithalama as a biocontrol agent for Clidemia hirta in Hawaii

Introductions for biological control in Hawaii 1997-2001
The introduction of 16 insect and five fungal species to control six weeds and four insect pests in Hawaii from 1997-2001 is discussed in a paper by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (Proceedings Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2003). (http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/112/1/36_145-153.pdf)

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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