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Oxyops vitiosa
(Coleoptera (order))

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Taxonomy & nomenclature

Oxyops vitiosa information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Oxyops vitiosa, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Biocontrol (potential for use as)

Interaction between fungal rust Puccinia psidii and Australian weevil Oxyops vitiosa, on Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Rust fungus and Australian weevil, two naturalized enemies of melaleuca, compete for newly expanding foliar tissue and may antagonize each other's effects as biocontrol agents of melaleuca (Rayamajhi, M.B., T.K. Van, P.D. Pratt, and T.D. Center. 2006. Interactive association between Puccinia psidii and Oxyops vitiosa, two introduced natural enemies of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida. Biological Control. 37:56-67.)

Other resources

Interactive association between Puccinia psidii and Oxyops vitiosa, two introduced natural enemies of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida (abstract)
Puccina psidii and Oxyops vitiosa influence each other's life cycle and possibly antagonize each other's effects as biological control agents of M. quinquenervia because both agents compete for newly expanding foliar tissues for colonization, reproduction, and survival during their early stages of development.

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