Insect survey of potential biological control agents of Myrica faya in the Azores and Madeira Islands, Portugal, 1988
Markin GP. 1991. Insect survey of potential biological control agents of Myrica faya in the Azores and Madeira Islands, Portugal, 1988. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report Series. PCSU Technical Report 75. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Discusses insects found in the Azores and Madeira Islands as possible control agents for Myrica faya in the Hawaiian Islands. Insects discussed include the leaf roller Phyllonorycter myricae, leaf miner, Myrica faya looper, fruit feeding moth, twig mining caterpillar, pollen feeding moth, seed feeding Mirid, plant hopper, several families of the order Homoptera, thrips, root feeding insects, seed feeding insects, wood boring insects, and leaf feeding beetles. Section discusses diseases. Includes recommendations for further research. Includes black & white photographs.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Markin, George
- Date of Issue
- 1991-08
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, biocontrol, Biological Control, Firetree (Myrica faya ait.), Hawaii, Insects (Insecta), leaf roller (Phyllonorycter myricae)