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2021 Weed Biocontrol articles

  1. Old Man’s Beard Agents Show Promise

    Old man’s beard (Clematis vitalba), one of New Zealand’s worst and most widespread invasive alien plants, is a deciduous, climbing, layering vine that can grow up to 20 metres in height. In suitable habitats it rapidly dominates, smothers and eventually kills all types of vegetation.

  2. A New Aquatic Weed on the Radar

    Water celery (Helosciadium nodiflorum; synonym Apium nodiflorum) was recently highlighted as a problematic aquatic weed in New Zealand, yielding high scores in a weed risk assessment conducted by Paul Champion (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) in 2018.

  3. New Insights into Predicting Non-Target Impacts

    Weed biocontrol has several proven advantages over conventional control methods, yet concerns over its environmental safety persist. This is despite evidence that modern host range testing protocols are highly reliable. Globally, examples of biocontrol agents that cause persistent damage to non-targ...

  4. Weed Biocontrol Autumn Activities

    Weed Biocontrol autumn activities