The Biological Control of Weeds Book
The Biological Control of Weeds Book: a New Zealand Guide
- Front cover (PDF File, 210.2 KB)
- Index (PDF File, 142.4 KB)
- Contact Details (PDF File, 158.3 KB)
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Biological Control Basics (PDF File, 493.2 KB)
- Glossary (PDF File, 227.0 KB)
- What is biological control of weeds? (PDF File, 264.0 KB)
- How safe are biocontrol agents for weeds? (PDF File, 257.3 KB)
- Insects commonly mistaken for biological control agents (PDF File, 538.9 KB)
- Fungi commonly mistaken for biological control agents (PDF File, 336.9 KB)
- Biological control success stories (PDF File, 561.0 KB)
- Conflicts of interest (PDF File, 382.2 KB)
- Social, ethical, economic and environmental implications of biocontrol (PDF File, 258.0 KB)
- Guidelines for selecting release sites for biocontrol agents (PDF File, 155.7 KB)
- Guidelines for collecting, relocating and releasing insect biocontrol agents (PDF File, 231.7 KB)
- How to release biocontrol agents in a way that facilitates assessment (PDF File, 133.8 KB)
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Guidelines for keeping track of biocontrol agents (PDF File, 262.3 KB)
- Release sheet (Word doc, 400.5 KB)
- Boneseed leafroller monitoring form (Word doc, 535.5 KB)
- Broom gall mite monitoring form (Word doc, 554.5 KB)
- Broom leaf beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 536.0 KB)
- Broom psyllid monitoring form (Word doc, 553.0 KB)
- Broom seed beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 574.5 KB)
- Broom shoot moth monitoring form (Word doc, 541.0 KB)
- Californian thistle gall fly monitoring form (Word doc, 544.5 KB)
- Californian thistle leaf beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 551.0 KB)
- Cinnabar moth monitoring form (Word doc, 579.5 KB)
- Gorse colonial hard shoot moth monitoring form (Word doc, 536.5 KB)
- Gorse pod moth monitoring form (Word doc, 553.5 KB)
- Gorse soft shoot moth monitoring form (Word doc, 541.0 KB)
- Gorse spider mite monitoring form (Word doc, 549.0 KB)
- Gorse thrips monitoring form (Word doc, 545.0 KB)
- Green thistle beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 528.5 KB)
- Ragwort flea beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 562.5 KB)
- Heather beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 544.0 KB)
- Hieracium gall midge monitoring form (Word doc, 548.0 KB)
- Hieracium gall wasp monitoring form (Word doc, 543.5 KB)
- Mist flower gall fly monitoring form (Word doc, 508.5 KB)
- Nodding thistle crown weevil monitoring form (Word doc, 512.5 KB)
- Nodding thistle gall fly monitoring form (Word doc, 514.5 KB)
- Old man's beard leaf fungus monitoring form (Word doc, 507.5 KB)
- Old man's beard leaf miner monitoring form (Word doc, 552.0 KB)
- Old man's beard sawfly monitoring form (Word doc, 545.0 KB)
- Ragwort crown–boring moth monitoring form (Word doc, 557.5 KB)
- Ragwort plume moth monitoring form (Word doc, 549.5 KB)
- Scotch thistle gall fly monitoring form (Word doc, 547.5 KB)
- Tradescantia leaf beetle monitoring form (Word doc, 517.0 KB)
- Woolly Nightshade lace bug monitoring form (Word doc, 788.0 KB)
- Techniques for assessing the impact of biocontrol agents (PDF File, 448.1 KB)
- Inundative control using bioherbicides (PDF File, 309.1 KB)
- Alligator Weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) Summary (PDF File, 181.3 KB)
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Broom (Cytisus scoparius) summary (PDF File, 678.8 KB)
- Broom leaf beetle (PDF File, 287.4 KB)
- Broom gall mite (PDF File, 254.1 KB)
- Broom psyllid (PDF File, 282.6 KB)
- Broom seed beetle (PDF File, 297.1 KB)
- Broom shoot moth (PDF File, 254.8 KB)
- Broom twig miner (PDF File, 249.2 KB)
- Broom agents and herbicides (PDF File, 223.7 KB)
- Enhancing biocontrol of broom by using modelling predictions (PDF File, 242.9 KB)
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Californian Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Summary (PDF File, 179.3 KB)
- Californian thistle leaf beetle (PDF File, 339.7 KB)
- Californian thistle stem miner (PDF File, 184.0 KB)
- Californian thistle gall fly (PDF File, 306.3 KB)
- Green thistle beetle (PDF File, 228.2 KB)
- Pathogens on Californian thistle (PDF File, 325.5 KB)
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Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Summary (PDF File, 209.9 KB)
- Gorse colonial hard shoot moth (PDF File, 620.5 KB)
- Gorse pod moth (PDF File, 366.6 KB)
- Gorse seed weevil (PDF File, 303.9 KB)
- Gorse soft shoot moth (PDF File, 597.3 KB)
- Gorse spider mite (PDF File, 419.1 KB)
- Gorse thrips (PDF File, 412.8 KB)
- Native insects that damage gorse (PDF File, 372.4 KB)
- Enhancing biocontrol of gorse by using modelling predictions (PDF File, 285.7 KB)
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Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) Summary (PDF File, 159.8 KB)
- Hieracium gall midge (PDF File, 277.8 KB)
- Hieracium gall wasp (PDF File, 275.4 KB)
- Hieracium hover flies (PDF File, 193.2 KB)
- Hieracium plume moth (PDF File, 138.2 KB)
- Hieracium rust (PDF File, 256.1 KB)
- Lantana (Lantana camara) Summary (PDF File, 183 KB)
- Mist Flower (Ageratina riparia) Summary (PDF File, 185.0 KB)
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Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) Summary (PDF File, 410.7 KB)
- Nodding thistle crown weevil (PDF File, 145.8 KB)
- Nodding thistle gall fly (PDF File, 123.9 KB)
- Nodding thistle receptacle weevil (PDF File, 103.8 KB)
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Old Man's Beard (Clematis vitalba) Summary (PDF File, 108.1 KB)
- Old man's beard leaf fungus (PDF File, 97.5 KB)
- Old man's beard leaf miner (PDF File, 228.9 KB)
- Old man's beard sawfly (PDF File, 260.6 KB)
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Other Agents (PDF File, 131.1 KB)
- Blackberry rust (PDF File, 334.2 KB)
- Boneseed leaf roller (PDF File, 343.9 KB)
- Heather beetle (PDF File, 942.7 KB)
- Hemlock moth (PDF File, 295.3 KB)
- Scotch thistle gall fly (PDF File, 313.0 KB)
- St John's wort beetle (PDF File, 310.9 KB)
- Woolly Nightshade Lace Bug (PDF File, 596.3 KB)
- Buddleia leaf weevil (PDF File, 1.0 MB)
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Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Summary (PDF File, 302.5 KB)
- Cinnabar moth (PDF File, 349.5 KB)
- Ragwort biocontrol agents and sprays (PDF File, 252.1 KB)
- Ragwort crown–boring moth (PDF File, 900.4 KB)
- Ragwort flea beetle (PDF File, 452.6 KB)
- Ragwort flea beetle assessment technique (PDF File, 339.6 KB)
- Ragwort flea beetle assessment sheet (PDF File, 127.4 KB)
- Ragwort flea beetle and herbicides (PDF File, 314.2 KB)
- Ragwort plume moth (PDF File, 919.0 KB)
- Ragwort seed fly (PDF File, 319.1 KB)
- Tradescantia (Tradescantia fluminensis) Summary (PDF File, 270 KB)