Establishment of Aceria malherbae (Acari : Eriophyidae) as a biological control agent for field bindweed (Convolvulaceae) in the northern Great Plains

Authors
McClay, AS Littlefield, JL Kashefi, J
Citation
As. Mcclay et al., Establishment of Aceria malherbae (Acari : Eriophyidae) as a biological control agent for field bindweed (Convolvulaceae) in the northern Great Plains, CAN ENTOMOL, 131(4), 1999, pp. 541-547
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
0008347X → ACNP
Volume
131
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
541 - 547
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-347X(199907/08)131:4<541:EOAM(:>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A European gall mite, Aceria malherbae Nuzzaci, was released and establishe d in southern Alberta and Montana as a biological control agent for field b indweed, Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae). Populations of the mite survived for up to 4 years at some sites and caused slight to severe damage to the weed. The establishment of A. malherbae in these areas suggests tha t it could be established throughout the North American range of field bind weed.