Insect herbivores on the exotic weeds Solanum elaeagnifolium Cavanilles and S. sisymbriifolium Lamarck (Solanaceae) in South Africa

Hill, Martin P; Hulley, Patrick E; Olckers, T

Title: Insect herbivores on the exotic weeds Solanum elaeagnifolium Cavanilles and S. sisymbriifolium Lamarck (Solanaceae) in South Africa
Creator: Hill, Martin P
Creator: Hulley, Patrick E
Creator: Olckers, T
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 1993
Date: 1993
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/451454
Identifier: vital:75050
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/AJA10213589_58
Description: In South Africa, the weeds Solanum elaeagnifolium Cavanilles and S. sisymbriifolium Lamarck (Solanaceae) sustain little observable damage from herbivorous insects. Relatively few insect species occur on these plants and at low individual densities. Since native insects are not important in the natural control of S. elaeagnifolium and S. sisymbriifolium, additional agents should be imported for the biological control of these weeds. The absence of important local herbivores means that the possibility of interaction between these and potential biological control agents need not be a consideration in choosing the agents. The nature and numbers of the insect herbivores of S. elaeagnifolium and S. sisymbriifolium are compared with those on another solanaceous weed, S. mauritianum Scopoli, and on native Solanum species. These insect species are discussed relative to plant defence mechanisms.
Format: 8 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Entomology
Relation: Hill, MP, Hulley, PE and Olckers, T., 1993. Insect herbivores on the exotic weeds Solanum elaeagnifolium Cavanilles and S. sisymbriifolium Lamarck (Solanaceae) in South Africa. African entomology, 1(2), pp.175-182
Relation: African Entomology volume 1 number 2 175 182 1993 2254-8854
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Entomology Statement (https://www.africanentomology.com/)

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