Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Syphrea uberabensis as a biocontrol agent
for Tibouchina herbacea in Hawaii

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Status of Syphrea uberabensis as a biocontrol agent for Tibouchina herbacea in Hawaii

Syphrea uberabensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is under consideration as a biological control agent for Tibouchina herbacea. The insect skeletonizes leaves of this species and those of closely related species in Brazil. Its effects are being studied. (info from http://www.hear.org/bibliography/references/9451_smith_2002/ accessed 20091104; info as of 2000)

References for Syphrea uberabensis as a biocontrol agent for Tibouchina herbacea in Hawaii

Forest pest biological control program in Hawaii
Smith, Clifford W. 2002. Forest pest biological control program in Hawaii. pp. 91-98 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/9451_smith_2002/)

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