ESTABLISHMENT OF HYDRELLIA-PAKISTANAE (DIPTERA, EPHYDRIDAE) FOR THE BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL OF THE SUBMERSED AQUATIC PLANT HYDRILLA-VERTICILLATA(HYDROCHARITACEAE) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED-STATES

Authors
CENTER TD GRODOWITZ MJ COFRANCESCO AF JUBINSKY G SNODDY E FREEDMAN JE
Citation
Td. Center et al., ESTABLISHMENT OF HYDRELLIA-PAKISTANAE (DIPTERA, EPHYDRIDAE) FOR THE BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL OF THE SUBMERSED AQUATIC PLANT HYDRILLA-VERTICILLATA(HYDROCHARITACEAE) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED-STATES, Biological control, 8(1), 1997, pp. 65-73
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,Entomology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biological control → ACNP
ISSN journal
10499644
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
65 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-9644(1997)8:1<65:EOH(EF>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The Indian leaf-mining fly Hydrellia pakistanae Deonier was released i n the United States during October 1987 as a potential agent for the b iological control of the submersed aquatic plant, Hydrilla uerticillat a (L.f.) Royle. Since then, nearly 3 million individuals have been rel eased in four states at over 25 separate locations. Hydrellia pakistan ae is now permanently established at many locations in Florida as well as other portions of the southeastern United States. Despite early fa ilures, populations established from at least 70% of the release attem pts. Modifications of rearing and release procedures that considered t he biology of the agent in relation to various habitat characteristics facilitated successful establishment. (C) 1997 Academic Press