Secusio extensa (Arctiidae)

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Biocontrol (potential for use as)

Field release of Secusio extensa (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), for biological control of fireweed, Senecio madagascariensis Poiret (Asterales: Asteraceae), in Hawaii 
The draft environmental assessment regarding biological control of fireweed was prepared by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (January 2008).

The Environmental Notice, State of Hawaii, 4/23/2008 
Notices of proposals to release biocontrol agents for invasive pests appear in Hawaii's Office of Environmental Quality Control bulletin pursuant to Section 343-3 Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Biological fix for invasive species: State wants larvae to take bite out of fireweed
The potential for controlling fireweed in Hawaii by introducing the Secusio extensa moth is discussed in a Maui News article (6/15/2008).

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