The relationship between female pupal mass and fecundity of Gratiana spadicea (Klug, 1829)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Czypionka, K; Hill, Martin P

Title: The relationship between female pupal mass and fecundity of Gratiana spadicea (Klug, 1829)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Creator: Czypionka, K
Creator: Hill, Martin P
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2007
Date: 2007
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/451568
Identifier: vital:75060
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC32729
Description: In the early 1900s Solanum sisymbriifolium Lamarck (Solanaceae), commonly known as dense thorned bitter apple and previously referred to as wild tomato, was introduced into southern Africa and has since become an invasive weed (Hill and Hulley 1995, 1996). In 1994 a chrysomelid beetle, Gratiana spadicea (Klug, 1829) (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae), was introduced as a biological control agent against the weed (Hill and Hulley 1995). Prior to its release, various specificity tests were conducted to identify the potential host range of this agent. These included larval survival and adult choice and no-choice tests on several native and commercial Solanum species. These specificity tests generally identify the potential host range of an agent accurately, but fail to predict the magnitude of non-target risks in the field (Wan and Harris 1997; Louda et al. 2003).
Format: 3 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Entomology
Relation: Czypionka, K. and Hill, M.P., 2007. The relationship between female pupal mass and fecundity of Gratiana spadicea (Klug, 1829)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). African Entomology, 15(2), pp.380-382
Relation: African Entomology volume 15 number 2 380 382 2007 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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