Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Episimus utilis as a biocontrol agent
for Schinus terebinthifolius in Hawaii


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Status of Episimus utilis as a biocontrol agent for Schinus terebinthifolius in Hawaii

Episimus utilis (Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae), a leaf rolling moth from Brazil, was released in Hawaii from 1954 to 1956 to control Christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius). The moth became established, but reportedly causes only minor damage to its host. (info from http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9444_hight_2002/ accessed 20091104; info as of 2002)

References for Episimus utilis as a biocontrol agent for Schinus terebinthifolius in Hawaii

Host specificity and risk assessment of Heteroperryia hubrichi, a potential classical biological control agent of christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Hawaii
Hight, Stephen D. 2002. Host specificity and risk assessment of Heteroperryia hubrichi, a potential classical biological control agent of christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Hawaii. pp 30-44 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/9444_hight_2002/)


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