Further Reading and Agents Released

Barrett DP, Groenteman R, Fowler SV, Subbaraj AK, Clavijo- McCormick A 2021. Metabolomic analysis of host plant biochemistry could improve the effectiveness and safety of classical weed biocontrol. Biological Control 160. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104663

Fowler SV, Lange C, Beard S, Cheeseman DF, Houliston GJ, Paynter Q, Peterson P, Pitman A, Smith L, Tannières M, Thompson S, Winks W 2021. Accidental introduction of Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus into New Zealand via a weed biocontrol agent from the UK. Biological Control 160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104697

McGrannachan C, Mitchell C, Probst C 2020. Feasibility of biological control of Singapore daisy, Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC3839 for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

McGrannachan C, Mitchell C, Probst C 2021. Feasibility of biological control of taro vine, Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. cv. Aureum in the Pacific region. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC4015 for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Paynter Q 2021. Prioritisation of targets for biological control of weeds in the Pacific region: an update. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC3910 for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Paynter Q, Paterson D, Kwong RM 2020. Predicting non-target impacts. Current Opinion in Insect Science 38: 79-83. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.02.002

Lam w, Paynter Q, Zhang Z 2021. Functional response of Amblyseius herbicolus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Sericothrips staphylinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an ineffective biocontrol agent of gorse. Biological Control 152 104468 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104468

Biocontrol Agents Released in 2020/21