Establishment and rapid spread of the bitou seed fly, Mesoclanis polana Munro (Diptera : Tephritidae), in eastern Australia

Authors
Edwards, PB Holtkamp, RH Adair, RJ
Citation
Pb. Edwards et al., Establishment and rapid spread of the bitou seed fly, Mesoclanis polana Munro (Diptera : Tephritidae), in eastern Australia, AUST J ENT, 38, 1999, pp. 148-150
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN journal
13266756 → ACNP
Volume
38
Year of publication
1999
Part
2
Pages
148 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
1326-6756(19990504)38:<148:EARSOT>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The establishment and spread of the seed fly Mesoclanis polana Munro, an in troduced biological control agent for Chrysanthemoides monilifera (L.) Norl indh, is described. From an initial release of 124 adult flies in August 19 96, the species occupied virtually the entire range of bitou bush by Octobe r 1998, from Rainbow Beach in the north to Tathra in the south, a distance of over 1200 km. Early data on abundance are provided.